How do Americans cope with drought?

Many places in California are adopting innovative methods, new technology at a reasonable cost to recover and cut down on the amount of water to use, trying to overcome the record drought this year.

Learn how Americans cope with drought

Before the drought this year, Dodger Stadium staff in Los Angeles (LA) never had to water the bushes around the large stadium and car parks.

" Trees in these areas have never been bathed, since the 80s," said Chaz Perea, manager of the Stadium Landscape. "But now, countless big trees are dying. We lost a lot of trees."

To protect the remaining plants such as Acacia, Eucalyptus, Sumac, Walnut, Perea for testing a device developed by Skywell Company. This device has the function to absorb moisture in the air and condense into water .

When the humidity is high , the machine automatically cools the steam in the air at temperatures below the dew point. The machine can produce about 380 liters of water in a few days, enough water for many plants to survive the drought without increasing the cost of managing the stadium because it has to buy water from elsewhere.

On the pitch, Dorgers management installed a sprinkler system that measures soil moisture. In addition, they also install water tanks with no water or small flow, covering the grass surface, preventing water from evaporating.

Dodger Stadium.(Photos: NG)

Forest Lawn Cemetery went into operation in 1952, famous for its lush landscape on Hollywood hills. This is also the place to bury famous Hollywood artists like Bette Davis, Gene Autry, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Liberace, Brittany Murphy, and other stars.

Within a few years, Forest Lawn is irrigated with 100% recycled water. The cemetery, which is nearly 1.8 km2, is equipped with an automatic irrigation system that calculates the weather to accurately regulate sufficient irrigation water to maintain vegetation. Besides, good drought tolerant plants are also prioritized to grow more.

Cemetery of Forest Lawn.(Photos: NG)

The Exhibition Park is home to the Rose Garden with over 15,000 flower bushes, the 102-year-old Coliseum Natural History Museum and the California Science Center. It attracts more than 6 million visitors every year.

The park is larger than 0.6 km2, the management tries to limit the planting of green grass, replacing other wilted grasses with better drought tolerance.

" An idea still in discussion is that the lawn will be replaced with granite or soil to create space for picnic activities, educational stalls, or trails. painting, " commented Ana Lasso, the park's general manager.

Watering times were also cut down, the park used special irrigation software called Calsense to control irrigation. As a result, in 2014, the park saved more than 10% of water consumption compared to 2013.

Many water-saving technologies are expensive, so efficient technology must be chosen, Lasso added.

The Exhibition Park has more than 15,000 rose bushes.(Photos: NG)