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U.S. West: When One Almond Gulps 3.2 Gallons of Water
May 13th, 2023
Via The New York Times, commentary on the water shortage in the U.S. West: When interviewing people in their homes here, I didn’t have the heart to ask them if I could use the bathroom. There’s no water to spare, so some families flush only once a day. As for showers, they’re rationed and timed: […]
Read more »Lake Powell Is Rising, but Megadrought’s Effects Still Felt
May 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how a large snowpack is quickly melting into the critical Colorado River reservoir, but experts say it will do little to reverse the effects of a historic megadrought: Weeks after the surface of Lake Powell sunk to an all-time low, the key Colorado River reservoir is rising more […]
Read more »Spain To Spend 2.2B Euros To Tackle Drought
May 12th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on Spain’s investment to tackle drought: Spain’s cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than two billion euros to alleviate the impact of a prolonged drought that has hit its key agricultural sector. The country’s water reserves are on average below 50 percent of capacity, while levels have fallen to […]
Read more »Plan To Pay Farmers To Use Less Colorado River Water Comes Up Dry
May 11th, 2023
Via Coyote Gulch and Denver Post, a look at how a plan to pay farmers to use less of the Colorado River comes up dry. Specifically, Glen Canyon Dam just upstream from Lee’s Ferry where the Upper Basin ends and the Lower Basin begins. Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, which make up the Colorado […]
Read more »Bangladesh’s Water Crisis and the Problem of a ‘Green’ Solution
May 9th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, commentary on Bangladesh’s water crisis: As the world scrambles to address climate change and build resilience to prepare communities for its destructive impacts, nature-based solutions are being presented as a panacea. These projects, which leverage nature and natural processes to help alleviate the effects of climate change and harmful human activity, […]
Read more »Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water — if Cities Can Afford Them
May 7th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how Phoenix-area communities plan to spend millions to find new water supplies to help the region continue to grow amidst a continuing drought: Sixty miles west of Phoenix along the I-10 freeway to the California border lies what many Valley cities with limited water supplies and investment companies […]
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