irrigation

Ahead of possible storms, farmers and managers of irrigation districts are discussing where they’ll put all the water if it comes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

He has been able to concentrate his water irrigation allowance on the land he still farms, and he has stopped losing sleep over rises in the price of things such as diesel and fertiliser.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Projects have included blocking irrigation canals to help restore wetlands, strengthening firefighting capabilities, and stepping up efforts to prevent accidental human ignitions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Rain was relatively steady, allowing agriculture to be far less reliant on irrigation, especially in central and northern Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The water became irrigation for farmland around the city.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

"I can go online and see what irrigations are needed down in Santa Barbara, 300 miles away," says Mr Maraden, who is based in Napa, north west of San Francisco.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024

To do it, the country had to build massive irrigations systems and will use up to 800 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of water.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

“If you took all the people who say they have chronic sinusitis in the world, and you put them all on nasal saline irrigations, a big proportion would not have any symptoms anymore,” he said.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2011

Using satellite imagery between 1998 and 2002, Beman and colleagues discovered algae blooms up to 220 square miles large that followed just days after the periodic irrigations in the valley.

From Washington Post

In the season of drought, where the burning soil is covered with an undulating vapour, artificial irrigations preserve verdure and promote fertility.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt