Learning Tree Farm uses cisterns to collect rainwater from a barn that was originally built to dry tobacco in the 1800s. Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate.

Perhaps one of the best ways to approach our abundance of rainfall is to reap the benefits of capturing it for future use. As home gardeners, there are a couple of easy options for harvesting ...

Last October I found myself walking across a golden field on the outskirts of Rome. Large bales of hay dotted the landscape before me, a welcome site to those of us trotting across what would have ...

Hawf in Al-Mahra Governorate, Yemen, a city where a rainwater-harvesting reservoir was built for the residents. Photo: World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) / Yemen Emergency Crisis ...

Back in the day, as "they" say, it was more common than not for folks to collect their rainwater and use it for a variety of tasks. A barrel at the end of the rainspout could collect enough to water ...

Climate change isn’t just about extreme heat and rising sea levels—another side effect of greenhouse gas emissions is intense rainfall. Enter rainwater harvesting. All that water needs to go somewhere ...

One inch of rain pouring down on an average-sized residential roof creates 748 gallons of stormwater runoff, according to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. After collecting debris, waste ...

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team improved to 17-0 as they defeated their rivals 89-82 ASU (10-8, 1-4 in the Big 12) in a close match on Wednesday, Jan. 14 in McKale Center. This victory ...

According to the Oklahoma Department Environmental Quality, rainwater harvesting is the process of collecting rainwater in containers like rail barrels, pools, cisterns, or tanks. Oklahoma DEQ says ...

Nick has seven years of experience in the home improvement industry. He started his career marketing for dozens of flooring providers and related home services across North America. Today, he is a ...