Charging people for water like it's a commodity will fix our water infrastructure issues! Oh wait ...
"The issue stems from Watercare's smart meters, which it told Checkpoint more than 13,000 of are not working.
The water supplier also said they've known about problems with one type of smart meter since October last year, and the fault has so far affected around one third of the 40,000 meters installed since 2022."
#RNZ, #Checkpoint, 2025
Countries on the edge of the Sahara desert are reversing desertification by just digging half circles.
The ground in these places is too compact for water to soak in during wet season which leads to flooding but digging these holes gives the water a place to stop and soak in. And they’re pushing back the desert with this. By just digging holes.
via what-even-is-thiss
The name is semi-circular bund.
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
