Drought – Rob Tiffany

#SDG6 Reduce Water Usage on Farms

Saving the Earth with #AI #IoT & #Sustainability

Agriculture is the word’s largest user of water, accounting for 70% of total freshwater consumption. This puts farms in direct competition with humans and animals for Earth’s most precious resource. While some farmers struggle to get enough water due to drought, others waste up to 50% of the water used in crop irrigation. Precision irrigation based on environmental conditions can reduce water consumption by as much as 50% in some cases. Predicting when crops need irrigation is even better.

A Manhattan Project to Save the America from Drought

As the Earth continues to warm, our weather becomes increasingly unpredictable. While flash floods wreak havoc on some areas of the United States, many others are devastated by seemingly unending drought. #climatechange

I Love what Matt Damon is doing to bring Clean Water to the World

You might not believe it, but while two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water, only 3% of it actually is drinkable. This means that roughly 1 billion people are unable to find the clean drinking water they need to survive. When you add inadequate sanitation to the equation, the number of people put at risk more than doubles. This culminates in the heartbreaking stat that over 3 million people die yearly from water-related diseases.