Considering that less than 1 percent of all the water on the planet is usable freshwater, we’re not nearly as careful as we should be with this precious resource. Here are some amazing facts to put things in perspective.

Set in the desert of Dubai, the Tiger Woods Golf Course uses 4 million gallons of water every day to maintain its lush appearance.

Since 1950, water usage in the United States has risen 127 percent….

Tags: conservation , Drought , facts , potable water , statistics , usage , water use

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It was like lovely manna from the sky, the snow blanketing the mountains as I drove home from Lake Tahoe, flakes turning to heavy showers as we headed down the pass towards Davis.

It may not be the best conditions for driving, but the storms pounding the Bay Area and covering the Sierra Nevada with the white stuff have come just in time to rescue the state from what promised to be the worst drought in its history. In fact, new surveys taken (above) show the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 80 percent …

Tags: California , California rain , central California farms , climate change , Drought , global warming , rain , snow conditions , water shortages

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