Capturing and using water wisely during wetter periods can help communities better prepare for extended dry stretches ahead.

Rainwater harvesting is a sustainable solution to water scarcity. It's the ingenious capturing and storing of rainwater for various purposes like irrigation, landscaping and household needs. This ...

Imagine getting fined for catching rain. Sounds absurd, right? Yet across the United States, particularly in arid Western regions, rainwater harvesting operates in a surprisingly complex legal gray ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Nothing makes Brad Lancaster happier than a monsoon downpour. The tall 58-year-old jumped like a kid in the puddles on the sidewalk one recent August afternoon after a half inch ...

As of May 2025, nearly 99% of Florida is experiencing drought, making this one of the driest years since 2008, according to the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network. The signs are obvious: watering ...

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — The arid desert landscape of Death Valley is not the obvious place to find water. Yet it's here, in one of the planet's hottest and driest places, that Massachusetts Institute ...

Reduces stormwater run-off to reduce water pollution and flash flooding. Instead of taking advantage of rainwater as a resource, most landscapes encourage it to leave the property as soon as possible.

As the atmospheric water harvesting industry looks to scale up, it faces challenges, opportunities and ethical conundrums.

Rainwater harvesting for gardens helps save freshwater and nourish plants, with simple setups from barrels to underground ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Nothing makes Brad Lancaster happier than a monsoon downpour. The tall 58-year-old jumped like a kid in the puddles on the sidewalk one recent August afternoon after a half inch ...