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Brackish Groundwater Is No Easy Water Solution for Arizona
December 5th, 2024
Via Circle of Blue, a look at why brackish groundwater is not an easy water solution for Arizona: The numbers are so vast, so enticing that they tantalize like a desert oasis. Deep below the surface in Arizona – roughly a quarter mile underground – sit large volumes of water that are less salty than […]
Read more »Texas’ Economic Dependence On Water Could Lead To Financial Plummet
December 1st, 2024
Via MySanAntonio, an article on a new report assessing how Texas’s economic dependence on water could lead to a financial plummet: A recent report found that Texas’ long-lasting drought impacts could lead to a long-term water supply deficit that would directly impact the state’s economy. Without investment, researchers say the Lone Star State could soon lose […]
Read more »Texas Water Rights Clash With Mexico
November 28th, 2024
Via The Pinnacle Gazette, a report on growing water tension between Texas and Mexico, with Governor Abbott pushing for compliance of treaty obligations amid worsening drought conditions: Texas officials are raising alarms about water rights issues with Mexico, following recent agreements intended to manage the distribution of water to the Rio Grande Valley. Governor Greg Abbott […]
Read more »Arizona To Prosecute Saudi Company Over Water Use
November 28th, 2024
Via Arabian Gulf Business Insight, a report that Arizona is going to prosecute a Saudi company over water use: Lawsuit to halt pumping Food security issues Farms grow alfalfa The attorney general of the US state of Arizona is set to launch legal proceeding in the next two weeks against the Saudi dairy company Almarai […]
Read more »Despite Biden Administration Proposals to Address Colorado River Shortages, a Solution Is Far Off
November 23rd, 2024
Colorado River users are in tense negotiations over the critical waterway’s future as climate-driven drought and overuse continue to diminish its flows. But, Inside Climate News reports, the federal proposal may not help much: The Biden administration on Wednesday released four alternatives to address the drought-stricken Colorado River’s water shortages, giving seven states, 30 tribes […]
Read more »Why Future Droughts Will Not Be About Rain
November 11th, 2024
Via The Washington Post, an article on new research shows how evaporation plays an increasingly important role in droughts in the West as temperatures rise: Dry wells. Dwindling reservoirs. Parched ground. Forest fires. The American West has gotten awfully familiar with drought in the 21st century. And it wouldn’t be the same without the heat. This summer, like […]
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