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Rainmaker’s Augustus Doricko says 10x’ing cloud seeding operations in Utah could accelerate refilling the Great Salt Lake, and he’s aiming to bring the Colorado River back to 1920 levels by 2031: "We have operations for the Bear River, which is the primary tributary into the Great Salt Lake right... now. If we were to 10x our operations, we could radically accelerate the timeline for reversing the eradication of, and refilling, the lake." "We might get to see some participation at the federal level in cloud seeding because it's the only way to produce net-new water for the lake. That's an interesting project not just because the lake is a piece of national American heritage, not just because it's something that the ski industry in Utah depends on, not just because if the lake aridifies you end up with toxic arsenic getting kicked up like in the Salton Sea, but also it's the training wheels for what an interstate weather modification project would look like for the Colorado River." "Rainmaker's goal, to call a shot publicly, is to get the Colorado River back to its 1920 supply levels by 2031. That will mean about 8 million more acre-feet of water down. A lot of that will come from cloud seeding, and some of it will come from other technologies we're looking at right now."show more

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Communities in multiple states could face federally mandated water cuts because the Colorado River is so low. It would affect Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico Prices for groceries will increase due to this, “Nearly half of the country's vegetables and most fruits and nuts come from California, and they rely on water from the Colorado River. So food prices could go up if they don't sort this out” Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the 2 largest reservoirs in the US and have fallen to their lowest combined storage levels on record: - Lake Powell is around 23% full - Lake Mead is around 27% full Agriculture already uses as much as 80% of the water from the Colorado river

Communities in multiple states could face federally mandated water cuts because the Colorado River is so low. It would affect Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico Prices for groceries will increase due to this, “Nearly half of the country's vegetables and most fruits and nuts come from California, and they rely on water from the Colorado River. So food prices could go up if they don't sort this out” Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the 2 largest reservoirs in the US and have fallen to their lowest combined storage levels on record: - Lake Powell is around 23% full - Lake Mead is around 27% full Agriculture already uses as much as 80% of the water from the Colorado river

Wall Street Apes

36,759 views • 15 days ago

A generation from now, people will ask whether we watched the Great Salt Lake disappear or chose to save it. Refilling the Great Salt Lake isn’t just about conserving biodiversity, saving the wildlife, and the economy of one state. It’s about saving a national gem, and doing what no country has done before: restoring a saline lake. Congress has an opportunity to meet that challenge by authorizing President Trump’s $1 billion request for Great Salt Lake restoration and securing the future of the American West.

A generation from now, people will ask whether we watched the Great Salt Lake disappear or chose to save it. Refilling the Great Salt Lake isn’t just about conserving biodiversity, saving the wildlife, and the economy of one state. It’s about saving a national gem, and doing what no country has done before: restoring a saline lake. Congress has an opportunity to meet that challenge by authorizing President Trump’s $1 billion request for Great Salt Lake restoration and securing the future of the American West.

American Conservation Coalition

469,634 views • 2 months ago

We can refill the Great Salt Lake. This month, Rainmaker began the largest cloud seeding project in modern American history. With Utah and Idaho, we are enhancing snowpack across 7,500 square miles of the Bear River Basin. Rainmaker Technology Corporation deployed a fleet of specialized cloud seeding drones, boutique meteorological sensors, and radar across the region. Our dozens of mountaineering Forward Operating Specialists, many of whom were born in Utah, are working around the clock with this hardware to do one thing: make snow. We do so not merely for better powder days at Rocky Mountain ski resorts. We're working to producing freshwater for over a million people in the region. Their farms, ranches, industry, and even their homes need more water. Due to decreasing natural precipitation and increased demand for water, the Great Salt Lake is in a deficit of ~400 billion gallons annually. If it continues to dry, not only will Utah and Idaho's economic growth stall and fall, but toxic arsenic particulate from the exposed lakebed will go airborne and cause asthma, bronchitis, and lung cancer throughout the region. Economizing water us is part of what it means to be a good steward of our God given resources, but reducing consumption alone will not suffice. We must make more water, so Rainmaker Technology Corporation will make more snow. With the research-grade radar, constellation of sensors, and 3rd party assessment from academic institutions, Rainmaker Technology Corporation is bringing rigor and physical measurement of our results that is unprecedented in operational cloud seeding history. Forecasting the weather is difficult, let alone modifying it, and we will face challenges throughout this winter. But, Rainmakers will work diligently and unrelentingly to bring water to the American people and environment across the Bear River Basin. And, we will continue to do so even after we have secured abundant freshwater for generations to come. As the season progresses, we'll update you on our progress. Thank you to our partners in Utah and Idaho, particularly the state meteorologist, Governor Cox , and Brad Little . Thank you to the Rainmakers (and their families!) that have worked so hard to standup this project. Blessing to work with you all. Lets make it snow.

We can refill the Great Salt Lake. This month, Rainmaker began the largest cloud seeding project in modern American history. With Utah and Idaho, we are enhancing snowpack across 7,500 square miles of the Bear River Basin. Rainmaker Technology Corporation deployed a fleet of specialized cloud seeding drones, boutique meteorological sensors, and radar across the region. Our dozens of mountaineering Forward Operating Specialists, many of whom were born in Utah, are working around the clock with this hardware to do one thing: make snow. We do so not merely for better powder days at Rocky Mountain ski resorts. We're working to producing freshwater for over a million people in the region. Their farms, ranches, industry, and even their homes need more water. Due to decreasing natural precipitation and increased demand for water, the Great Salt Lake is in a deficit of ~400 billion gallons annually. If it continues to dry, not only will Utah and Idaho's economic growth stall and fall, but toxic arsenic particulate from the exposed lakebed will go airborne and cause asthma, bronchitis, and lung cancer throughout the region. Economizing water us is part of what it means to be a good steward of our God given resources, but reducing consumption alone will not suffice. We must make more water, so Rainmaker Technology Corporation will make more snow. With the research-grade radar, constellation of sensors, and 3rd party assessment from academic institutions, Rainmaker Technology Corporation is bringing rigor and physical measurement of our results that is unprecedented in operational cloud seeding history. Forecasting the weather is difficult, let alone modifying it, and we will face challenges throughout this winter. But, Rainmakers will work diligently and unrelentingly to bring water to the American people and environment across the Bear River Basin. And, we will continue to do so even after we have secured abundant freshwater for generations to come. As the season progresses, we'll update you on our progress. Thank you to our partners in Utah and Idaho, particularly the state meteorologist, Governor Cox , and Brad Little . Thank you to the Rainmakers (and their families!) that have worked so hard to standup this project. Blessing to work with you all. Lets make it snow.

Augustus Doricko

291,657 views • 8 months ago

Roughly one in 10 Americans gets their water from the Colorado River. But the river is drying up due to a persistent drought driven in part by climate change. The crisis has been building for decades, but will likely come to a head this summer, as the past winter was brutally warm. The heavy snow that was supposed to fall on the Mountain West and slowly melt, sending water down into rivers and reservoirs, never happened. "Simply put, the basin is not producing the water supply that all of our states anticipated decades ago," California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot told Horizons host William Brangham. "So we all anticipated and planned for and built infrastructure to use more water than is currently available." The Colorado River has slipped to record low levels, threatening the water supply for 40 million people across seven western states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California and Nevada. But the crisis is not just about water; it's also about electricity. Lake Powell and Lake Mead, two reservoirs on the river, are also nearing record lows. The man-made lakes generate hydroelectric power for millions. In February, the seven Colorado River basin states failed to reach a new agreement on how to share the river's dwindling resources. The federal government is threatening to impose its own plan. Joel Ferry, the commissioner of Utah's Department of Natural Resources, called it a "solvable problem," and said the seven state governors are working with the federal government to find solutions. "Ultimately, this is something that both our political leaders and the water users have got to come together to find a creative solution," he said. Horizons from PBS News, dives into the science, health, technology and environmental issues making headlines each week. Visit the PBS News website to watch this week's episode.

Roughly one in 10 Americans gets their water from the Colorado River. But the river is drying up due to a persistent drought driven in part by climate change. The crisis has been building for decades, but will likely come to a head this summer, as the past winter was brutally warm. The heavy snow that was supposed to fall on the Mountain West and slowly melt, sending water down into rivers and reservoirs, never happened. "Simply put, the basin is not producing the water supply that all of our states anticipated decades ago," California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot told Horizons host William Brangham. "So we all anticipated and planned for and built infrastructure to use more water than is currently available." The Colorado River has slipped to record low levels, threatening the water supply for 40 million people across seven western states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California and Nevada. But the crisis is not just about water; it's also about electricity. Lake Powell and Lake Mead, two reservoirs on the river, are also nearing record lows. The man-made lakes generate hydroelectric power for millions. In February, the seven Colorado River basin states failed to reach a new agreement on how to share the river's dwindling resources. The federal government is threatening to impose its own plan. Joel Ferry, the commissioner of Utah's Department of Natural Resources, called it a "solvable problem," and said the seven state governors are working with the federal government to find solutions. "Ultimately, this is something that both our political leaders and the water users have got to come together to find a creative solution," he said. Horizons from PBS News, dives into the science, health, technology and environmental issues making headlines each week. Visit the PBS News website to watch this week's episode.

PBS News

15,627 views • 2 months ago

Rainmaker CEO Augustus Doricko argues it's IMPOSSIBLE for his cloud seeding operations to have caused the Texas flooding: "The best operations we've ever seen can produce tens of millions of gallons of precipitation over the course of about an hour or two...that storm dropped TRILLIONS of gallons. [Our cloud seeding material] could not have stayed suspended in the atmosphere by the time the flooding started happening."

Rainmaker CEO Augustus Doricko argues it's IMPOSSIBLE for his cloud seeding operations to have caused the Texas flooding: "The best operations we've ever seen can produce tens of millions of gallons of precipitation over the course of about an hour or two...that storm dropped TRILLIONS of gallons. [Our cloud seeding material] could not have stayed suspended in the atmosphere by the time the flooding started happening."

Glenn Beck

88,942 views • 1 year ago

Lake Powell is now at critically low levels Just last year the water level was at the darker spot on this large rock. It was very high and full of people doing water sports In addition to the drought, the demand for the water far exceeds the supply. The Colorado River is over-allocating its water to meet demand The reservoir is only 23% full (it looks even less than that), down significantly from last year Agriculture accounts for a large amount of water uses. Data centers also contribute, but much lower

Lake Powell is now at critically low levels Just last year the water level was at the darker spot on this large rock. It was very high and full of people doing water sports In addition to the drought, the demand for the water far exceeds the supply. The Colorado River is over-allocating its water to meet demand The reservoir is only 23% full (it looks even less than that), down significantly from last year Agriculture accounts for a large amount of water uses. Data centers also contribute, but much lower

Wall Street Apes

158,135 views • 3 months ago

This is a before and after of the water level at Lake Powell Lake Powell’s water level today is at critically low levels. Some parts are completely dry and overall it’s only at 23% capacity 24 large hyperscale data centers and 379 smaller data centers are located across the 7 Colorado River Basin states Cities, farms and industry in 7 states and Mexico pull more water than The Colorado River reliably supplies To make things even worse, A high-profile proposed $10 billion data center is being planned right next to Lake Powell

Wall Street Apes

107,458 views • 2 months ago

Lake Powell is currently at critically low levels You see the lines on the cliffs where the water level used to be? Right now It’s only at about 23% of full capacity 24 large hyperscale data centers and 379 smaller data centers are located across the 7 Colorado River Basin states The Colorado River is over allocated. Cities, farms, especially alfalfa and industry in 7 states pull more water than the river reliably supplies The Upper Basin states are using the water before it reaches Lake Powell To make things even worse, A high-profile proposed $10 billion data center is being planned right next to Lake Powell Developers claim they’ll use closed-loop systems and secure their own supply (yeah right)

Wall Street Apes

94,504 views • 2 months ago

We have to give the economic benefit to them, around 10,000 jobs in the first gigawatt in construction, then 2,000 jobs to maintain it. High-paying engineering and support jobs. They really matter. There's lots of rumors that we're going to suck the Great Salt Lake dry. That's ridiculous. Of course that's not gonna happen. In fact, if anything, we'll be adding to the Great Salt Lake because the water rights on that land will be used and one of the hyperscalers even said to us, "Let's use air cooled so there's no water involved." There's lots of different optionality here, but the rhetoric around that site is just a lot of misinformation

We have to give the economic benefit to them, around 10,000 jobs in the first gigawatt in construction, then 2,000 jobs to maintain it. High-paying engineering and support jobs. They really matter. There's lots of rumors that we're going to suck the Great Salt Lake dry. That's ridiculous. Of course that's not gonna happen. In fact, if anything, we'll be adding to the Great Salt Lake because the water rights on that land will be used and one of the hyperscalers even said to us, "Let's use air cooled so there's no water involved." There's lots of different optionality here, but the rhetoric around that site is just a lot of misinformation

Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful

42,350 views • 3 months ago

Former Mayor of Nevada City and Former California Governor candidate Reinette Senum says there is a 200% increase in cloud seeding in America coming over the next few years “Most of the cloud seeding programs are happening from the Colorado Rockies all the way west. When a storm is coming in, these pilots, they get hired to make $750 an hour to do this. — So they release the silver iodide as well as a chaff. And it's like a military chaff. It's a aluminum coated glass — and that is for the irrigation districts, that's for the power companies — So that is what's happening for a long time. They denied it saying we don't cloud seed, and then one day like, oh yes, we do cloud seed, but we've been doing it for decades and it's completely proven safe. No, actually has not been proven safe. In fact, we know it's not safe. And by the way, those cloud seeding projects and programs last year, they announced they want like a 200% increase over the next few years of cloud seeding.”

Former Mayor of Nevada City and Former California Governor candidate Reinette Senum says there is a 200% increase in cloud seeding in America coming over the next few years “Most of the cloud seeding programs are happening from the Colorado Rockies all the way west. When a storm is coming in, these pilots, they get hired to make $750 an hour to do this. — So they release the silver iodide as well as a chaff. And it's like a military chaff. It's a aluminum coated glass — and that is for the irrigation districts, that's for the power companies — So that is what's happening for a long time. They denied it saying we don't cloud seed, and then one day like, oh yes, we do cloud seed, but we've been doing it for decades and it's completely proven safe. No, actually has not been proven safe. In fact, we know it's not safe. And by the way, those cloud seeding projects and programs last year, they announced they want like a 200% increase over the next few years of cloud seeding.”

Wall Street Apes

97,600 views • 7 months ago

This is an areal look into Lake Powell, which now sits at only 23% capacity Because so many of our vital water reservoirs are running low or dry, there is a movement for what’s called ‘The Colorado River Abundance Act” The goal is to develop up to 7 million acre-feet of new reliable water per year. They would do this by large-scale seawater desalination, brackish water desalination, advanced water reuse and recycling and infrastructure modernization The cost for this proposal is about $40 billion which is a ton of money but something needs to be done….

This is an areal look into Lake Powell, which now sits at only 23% capacity Because so many of our vital water reservoirs are running low or dry, there is a movement for what’s called ‘The Colorado River Abundance Act” The goal is to develop up to 7 million acre-feet of new reliable water per year. They would do this by large-scale seawater desalination, brackish water desalination, advanced water reuse and recycling and infrastructure modernization The cost for this proposal is about $40 billion which is a ton of money but something needs to be done….

Wall Street Apes

323,571 views • 28 days ago

🚨IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management: "I'm asking you if you're not from the community and if you're not involved in our response and rescue and recovery efforts, stay out of the area. Stay out of the area because you don't know the area." "The next thing is we see a lot of information on social media about volunteers and spontaneous volunteers being frustrated because they can't help. We are evacuating parts of the river right now because we're worried about another wall of water coming down in those areas. If you're a volunteer there that you're not checked into our operations, we have no way of accounting for you right now. There is a process that we use to get volunteers into the response, and I'm asking for your help and to get that message out. It's not that we think we don't need any help."

🚨IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management: "I'm asking you if you're not from the community and if you're not involved in our response and rescue and recovery efforts, stay out of the area. Stay out of the area because you don't know the area." "The next thing is we see a lot of information on social media about volunteers and spontaneous volunteers being frustrated because they can't help. We are evacuating parts of the river right now because we're worried about another wall of water coming down in those areas. If you're a volunteer there that you're not checked into our operations, we have no way of accounting for you right now. There is a process that we use to get volunteers into the response, and I'm asking for your help and to get that message out. It's not that we think we don't need any help."

Gunther Eagleman™

96,655 views • 1 year ago

This water is flowing from upstream hills to Gokul Lake of Alibhag,Maharashtra.then overflows to ocean,by increasing water holding capacity at lake we are able to store more sweet water in salty water area so that it will dominate salt water in the ground,useful for drinking

This water is flowing from upstream hills to Gokul Lake of Alibhag,Maharashtra.then overflows to ocean,by increasing water holding capacity at lake we are able to store more sweet water in salty water area so that it will dominate salt water in the ground,useful for drinking

Anand Malligavad

12,724 views • 1 year ago

Lake levels across the Tennessee Valley continue to be impacted by ongoing drought conditions. James Everett, General Manager of River Management, explains what we’re seeing across our lakes and rivers, and what to expect as we head into summer. Even with some recent rain, not all of that water is reaching our lakes. As a result, levels are lower than what we typically see this time of year. You can still enjoy time on the water - we encourage everyone to plan ahead and stay mindful of changing conditions. Stay up to date on lake levels anytime at or through the TVA Lake Info app.

Lake levels across the Tennessee Valley continue to be impacted by ongoing drought conditions. James Everett, General Manager of River Management, explains what we’re seeing across our lakes and rivers, and what to expect as we head into summer. Even with some recent rain, not all of that water is reaching our lakes. As a result, levels are lower than what we typically see this time of year. You can still enjoy time on the water - we encourage everyone to plan ahead and stay mindful of changing conditions. Stay up to date on lake levels anytime at or through the TVA Lake Info app.

Tennessee Valley Authority

228,667 views • 3 months ago

Good afternoon NEMA Kenya . This is not the first time fish farmers at Dunga Beach are calling out Kibos Sugar Company for poisoning Kibos River with toxic wastes. Kibos River is a tributary of Lake Victoria. At the entrance, farmers have fish cages and as we are talking now, fish farmers are counting losses following the contamination of water leading into their cages by Kibos Sugar Company. I know this is going to fall in your deaf years because you will oiled to let it slide. But for me and my family, we will never get tired of calling out injustices.

Good afternoon NEMA Kenya . This is not the first time fish farmers at Dunga Beach are calling out Kibos Sugar Company for poisoning Kibos River with toxic wastes. Kibos River is a tributary of Lake Victoria. At the entrance, farmers have fish cages and as we are talking now, fish farmers are counting losses following the contamination of water leading into their cages by Kibos Sugar Company. I know this is going to fall in your deaf years because you will oiled to let it slide. But for me and my family, we will never get tired of calling out injustices.

I am Chege

22,008 views • 15 days ago

Dear Humans… A Letter from the River Roding On the eve of the March for Clean Water, I recorded (with Letters to the Earth ) a letter from the river I love to the human world, imagining what this ancient river would say to us if it could speak. “The most important thing you need to do is to take my voice & intereses into account in all the decisions you make about me. And you need to do this not just because I have an inherent right to exist, and not just because you rely on me for your own existence, but because I believe fundamentally you miss me, the connection we used to have, and the river I used to be.” Looking forward to seeing lots of you who already speak for our rivers at the march tomorrow to make our voices heard.

Dear Humans… A Letter from the River Roding On the eve of the March for Clean Water, I recorded (with Letters to the Earth ) a letter from the river I love to the human world, imagining what this ancient river would say to us if it could speak. “The most important thing you need to do is to take my voice & intereses into account in all the decisions you make about me. And you need to do this not just because I have an inherent right to exist, and not just because you rely on me for your own existence, but because I believe fundamentally you miss me, the connection we used to have, and the river I used to be.” Looking forward to seeing lots of you who already speak for our rivers at the march tomorrow to make our voices heard.

Paul Powlesland

25,253 views • 1 year ago

In the final instalment of Feargal Sharkey's river tests, Mr Sharkey is feeling 'generous'. But it's still not enough for the Cunsey Beck in Lake Windermere to score full marks. Feargal's verdict: 'We cannot find a single river that passes all of our tests.'

In the final instalment of Feargal Sharkey's river tests, Mr Sharkey is feeling 'generous'. But it's still not enough for the Cunsey Beck in Lake Windermere to score full marks. Feargal's verdict: 'We cannot find a single river that passes all of our tests.'

LBC

117,633 views • 1 year ago

Lake Mead just hit a record low — reminder this is since the reservoir started in 1935. Big story with states debating water rules, agriculture responsible for a majority of the water use… much more to come. Snow drought this year did not help Colorado river basin.

Lake Mead just hit a record low — reminder this is since the reservoir started in 1935. Big story with states debating water rules, agriculture responsible for a majority of the water use… much more to come. Snow drought this year did not help Colorado river basin.

Ginger Zee

26,202 views • 5 days ago