Aridification
Recently I published an article in Facilities Management Advisor on water shortages and aridification.
The goal of this article is to help facility managers better understand aridification and point out that there are ways for us to address this.
Innovative technologies are being introduced that should help us use water much more sparingly and efficiently.
The article also points out the following:
What is aridification? Merriam-Webster defines aridification as the “gradual change of a region from a wetter to a drier climate.”
How do we know aridification has set in? Today, we have many ways to measure it by examining rainfall trends. But it is also based on the reduction of moisture in soil. In drier and hotter temperatures, moisture evaporates, leaving soil drier
Does aridification mean there is little or no rainfall? There will be wet periods, but they will be rare.
What does 1924 have to do with aridification? The last time California and the western half of the U.S. were as dry as they are today was in 1924.
Will aridification get worse? While there may be some wet years, because the aridification we are experiencing today is caused by greenhouse gas emissions, the answer is yes.
This article also suggests ways we all can adjust to aridification and help reduce its impact on entire sections of the country.
To read the article in its entirety, visit: https://bit.ly/3PRGTFW
