...2016, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/opinion/the-water-data-drought.html?_r=0. By contrast, energy data are relatively plentiful and available. Precipitation is one method of water additions, so governments and other organizations monitor it closely. On one hand, meteorologists...

...thermal energy (heat) or mechanical energy (motion). Thus, a new definition of humanity emerges; humans intentionally manipulate energy, but other species do not. Image Credits: Vincent St. Thomas/Shutterstock.com; Robert Gray/Shutterstock.com....

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country....

...Drought drains $2.2 billion from farm economy,” The Modesto Bee, July 15, 2014, accessed December 27, 2014, http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article3167892.html; “Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Table of Events,” National Centers for Environmental...

...of India,” New York Times, July 31, 2012; and “Power Grid Failures: FAQs,” Hindustan Times, accessed January 4, 2015, link; “Power cut causes major disruption in northern India,” BBC News,...

...conflicts, and new energy challenges. Each of these examples has enormous socio-economic and geopolitical consequences, but a disinterested and disengaged populace cannot participate in the conversation. Why should we care?...

...use, local climate, pipe materials, and soil composition.15 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis, EPA-816-R-02-020 (Washington, 2002). Shifting soils and tree roots strain...

...readings per month, so new software and data management capabilities will be needed for utilities upgrading to newer systems. Image Credits: Courtesy/Itron; Eric Broder Van Dyke/Shutterstock.com; John Panella/Shutterstock.com; Cedric Crucke/Shutterstock.com....

...paradigm focused on long-term sustainability. A new mindset allows solutions that will enable us to manage the water-energy nexus holistically heralding a better future. Image Credits: pan demin/Shutterstock.com; Sabino Parente/Shutterstock.com....