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Initial Response To The Colorado River Crisis Will Be Local
April 18th, 2023
Courtesy of STRATFOR Worldview, analysis that the initial response to the Colorado River crisis will be at the local level as federal initiatives will likely be delayed until after the national election in 2024: Political obstacles and increased winter precipitation will slow U.S. federal and state officials’ response to the decline of the Colorado River […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Building Longest River On Earth
April 17th, 2023
Via KAS Explains, a video look at a new Saudi Arabian desalination project: Saudi Arabia launched plans for 12,000 km long water project longer than the Nile river. The ‘river’ will be one of the world’s largest desalinated water networks, producing 9.4 million cubic meters of water per day. Their plan involves digging a river […]
Read more »Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act
April 16th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, commentary from Bruce Babbitt, the secretary of the Interior Department in the Clinton administration and former governor of Arizona: The Interior Department last summer dropped a bomb on the seven states that depend upon the Colorado River for water. It declared an emergency over the two-decade drought that was […]
Read more »Water Cuts Could Save The Colorado River. Farmers Are In The Crosshairs.
April 16th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on how California’s Imperial Valley uses more water than several other states combined, but its farmers want to avoid big cuts: Alex Jack has spared little expense in the quest to grow vegetables in the desert with less water. It has cost him $2.5 million over the years […]
Read more »Argentina’s Epic Drought Is Pushing Economic Crisis to New Extremes
April 16th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on the significant impact of Argentina’s drought which has left almost half the annual soy crop ruined: Argentina’s record drought is worsening inflation and sending the peso to new lows, undermining the ruling party ahead of October presidential elections that could portend a dramatic swing in the country’s political direction. […]
Read more »Texas Eyes Marine Desalination, Oilfield Water Reuse to Sustain Rapid Growth
April 16th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a report on concerns about a bill moving through the Texas Legislature that would create a new fund for desalination, beneficial reuse of produced water and inter-state water purchases. Texas legislators are poised to recommend designating billions of dollars in public funds for controversial water purification technologies, including marine desalination and […]
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