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The Worst-Case Scenario For Drought On The Colorado River
April 20th, 2023
Via Vox, a look at the worst-case scenario for drought on the Colorado River, a waterbody that one in eight Americans depend on: The Colorado River provides water for irrigation, power generation, recreation, and habitats for endangered species. But the 40 million people who drink from this critical artery have watched it wither amid the region’s worst […]
Read more »The Colorado River Is Going Dry…To Feed Cows
April 19th, 2023
Via Vox, a look at the real cause the Colorado River is drying up: Last May, 30 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, a barrel containing a dead body washed up on the shores of Lake Mead, the country’s largest water reservoir. In the following months, more human remains surfaced, along with a World […]
Read more »In Grim Drought, Tunisians Ration Water In State-Ordered Ban
April 19th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, an article on Tunisia’s punishing drought: It’s a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in a state-ordered water rationing in most regions across the country, including Tunis, the capital city. […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon: NW China On Water Alert As Yellow River Runs Low
April 19th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, a report on new water alerts in northwest China: Water management authorities in northwestern China have warned of shortages in the Yellow River this year that could worsen in the years to come, posing a risk to agriculture in Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. The two autonomous regions cover the […]
Read more »Colorado River: Most Endangered U.S. Waterway
April 18th, 2023
Via The Guardian, an article on a new American Rivers reports that designates the Colorado River the most endangered U.S. waterway: A 277-mile stretch of the Colorado River that snakes through the iconic Grand Canyon is America’s most endangered waterway, a new report has found. The unique ecosystem and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon is […]
Read more »California’s Double Whammy: Drought and Floods
April 18th, 2023
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, an editorial on the challenges faced by a society experiencing drought and floods at the same time, the Golden State’s reality for the near future: Just as federal officials were laying out alternative scenarios last week for steep water supply cuts from the Colorado River due to the drying […]
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