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Western US Drought Could Last Until 2030
April 27th, 2022
Via National Geographic, a report on the western US drought: There have been brief moments of reprieve in the drought that has stretched on since 2000 in the western United States—a water-rich 2011, a snow-laden 2019—but those breaks have only highlighted the more dramatic feature of the last few decades: unrelenting dryness. Without human-driven climate […]
Read more »Southwest Cities Learn to Thrive Amid Drought
April 27th, 2022
Via Yale e360, an article on how southwestern U.S. cities such as San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced a host of innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water, providing these metropolitan areas with ample water supplies to support their growing populations: In the rolling hills around San Diego and its suburbs, the rumble of […]
Read more »Parched Southern California Takes Unprecedented Step of Restricting Outdoor Watering
April 27th, 2022
Via The Guardian, a report on new California restrictions on watering: Southern California officials declared a water shortage emergency Tuesday, and adopted new unprecedented restrictions on outdoor watering that will affect millions of people living in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Metropolitan water district of southern California’s resolution will limit outdoor watering to just one […]
Read more »How Climate Change Sparked A Multi-State Battle Over The Colorado River
April 21st, 2022
Via New York Magazine, a report on how climate change has sparked a multi-state battle over the Colorado River: The Colorado River’s 1,450-mile run begins amid the snowy pinnacles of the Rocky Mountains and ends in the subtropical waters of the Gulf of California. Over the millions of years the river has been running this course, […]
Read more »American’s Most Endangered Rivers
April 19th, 2022
A look at American Rivers’ recent report on US rivers at risk: Taking the unflattering title of America’s Most Endangered River 2022 is the once-mighty Colorado, according to a conservation group that issues a yearly assessment of riparian health across the country. Plagued by drought, pollution, and over drawing water, the massive waterway supports some […]
Read more »Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water
April 19th, 2022
Via The Columbian, an article on how the expanding drought is leaving the western U.S. scrambling for water: Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks widen. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by intense spring winds fill the valley, exacerbating the feeling of distress that is beginning to […]
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