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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 […]
Read more »Texas Drought
April 19th, 2022
Via Earth.org, a report on the water shortage in Texas: Extreme weather events related to climate change are forcing governments around the world to adapt their infrastructure systems accordingly to new pressures. For the US state of Texas, its record-low temperatures in February 2021 revealed the fragility of its water plants, creating a snowball effect […]
Read more »U.S. DOJ: $25M of Federal Water Stolen
April 17th, 2022
Via MSN, a report on a sizable theft of water that occurred in California: A hidden gate to transfer water from a federally owned canal into a parallel canal owned by a local water district is what the Department of Justice says was used to steal over $25 million worth of federally owned water. The […]
Read more »One Farmer’s Quest to Beat California’s Waves of Drought and Deluge
April 14th, 2022
Via Wired, an article on one farmer’s quest to beat California’s waves of drought and deluge: IN THE FIELDS at Terranova Ranch, it was as if a disaster had arrived. Don Cameron, clad in dark green waders, sloshed through the pond that had formed in his orchards and vineyards. More of his crops were underwater than […]
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