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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 […]
Read more »Why Your Swimming Pool May Be Worse for Urban Water Scarcity Than Climate Change
April 15th, 2023
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, a report on a new study that found that wealthy lifestyle habits, including watering gardens and filling pools, can contribute to water shortages in cities as much or more than climate-driven drought: An aerial view of homes in one of the many cities in Southern California where residents will be […]
Read more »More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile
April 15th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a report on how Chile’s relentless drought has dried out subsistence farmers’ wells, vast eucalyptus and pine plantations: As the dark curtain descended, turning the blazing afternoon sun over the braided currents of the Bío Bío River into a burnt orange twilight, a firefighting helicopter with a gigantic bucket dangling below […]
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