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Drought-Hit California Town Sinking Into The Ground
August 10th, 2021
Via Seed Daily, an article on the impact of groundwater overuse: “You’ve got too many farmers pumping all around,” complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital of California, was struggling to make sense of the strangest of phenomena: his already suffering town is sinking, ever so gradually, into the ground. […]
Read more »America’s Water Crisis: Young Farmers Lose hope As Drought Closes In
August 7th, 2021
Via The Guardian, a look at how – as irrigated crops compete with fish for scarce water- farmers in the U.S. West’s Klamath Basin lament they may be the last generation to work the land: They are land rich and resource poor. Most have hundreds of acres of fertile soil, some thousands, but little money […]
Read more »New Residents Flood into the Most Drought-Stricken Counties in U.S.
July 28th, 2021
Courtesy of The Economic Innovation Group, a report on the trend for relocation into the most water scarce regions in the U.S., further exacerbating issues related to drought: The South and Mountain West dominated U.S. population growth over the past decade, yet many of those regions’ fast-growing counties are among the most drought-prone places in the country. […]
Read more »How the US West’s ‘Megadrought’ Could Cause More ‘Water Wars’
July 28th, 2021
Via CNBC, a video looking at the potential for water scarcity to incite “wars” between different users such as agriculture, industry, tourism, and families: Brad Howard, CNBC producer: Water is a crucial resource that all humans need. Emma Newburger, CNBC Business News: And right now what we’re seeing is there’s just not enough water to go around. […]
Read more »U.S. / Canada: A River Runs Through It
July 25th, 2021
Courtesy of the Wilson Quarterly, a look at the Columbia River Treaty and what lessons it holds for Canada/US water relations: The Columbia River defines the Pacific Northwest for both Canada and the United States. It runs for 1,243 miles from the Canadian Rockies to reach the Pacific Ocean. It also forms part of the […]
Read more »High Crimes: Illegal Marijuan Farms Stealing California’s Scarce Water
July 22nd, 2021
Via CalMatters, a look at how – as drought grips most of California – water thefts have increased to record levels: One day last spring, water pressure in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains broke open, and storage tanks […]
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