Heavy thunderstorms fill up rain barrels quickly, storing water for hot, dry days when there is no rain in sight. Rain barrel water is usually soft, meaning free of dissolved minerals and slightly ...

He realized that access to clean drinking water was a challenge even in areas with abundant rain. One night, in a tent in the rainforest, he sketched a concept for a simple system that could ...

The Eastmont High School baseball team hosted the West Valley Rams (Yakima) on Tuesday for another Big Nine Conference ...

A rain barrel is placed under a gutter's downspout next to a house, small sheds or other outdoor structures to collect rain water from the roof. The water can then be used in various ways including to ...

Some people keep some of the rainwater retained in their fields by digging trenches and small holes all over the gardens. Water is perhaps the most important resource in farming. Life as we know ...

Some Middle Tennessee counties have seen nearly six inches of rain since April 2 ... Also, the Cumberland River at the Omohundro Water Plant in Davidson County has a flood advisory in place ...

Even before steady and often heavy rainfall began falling across the Chicago area on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation ... to see more extreme rain events in the Cook County area ...

In the Cameron County city of Harlingen, nearly a year’s worth of rain fell in less than 48 hours and triggered extensive flooding. “Many of our streets flooded, some homes took in water ...

On Tuesday, the lake contained 113% of the water it usually does on that date. At 90% full, with a few more light April showers in the forecast and runoff from rain and snow on the ground ...

That’s when I began my self-taught education in rain jackets, learning the very important distinction between water-resistant and waterproof. When the race day forecast came up with a solid ...