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America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
August 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how groundwater overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide: A wealth of underground water helped create America, its vast cities and bountiful farmland. Now, Americans are squandering that inheritance. The Times analyzed water levels reported at tens of thousands of sites, revealing a crisis that threatens […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Is No Longer Just a Crisis; It’s a Permanent Critical Condition
August 25th, 2023
Via The National Digest, a discussion on water scarcity: One of the most significant impacts of global warming is the reduction of water availability around the world. According to the United Nations, 26% of the world’s population does not have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to basic sanitation. Only 0.5% of the […]
Read more »Extreme Drought is Forcing Farmers to Reconsider Irrigation—at a Steep Cost
August 24th, 2023
Via Fast Company, an article on how – until now – many farmers have been able to avoid expensive irrigation infrastructure, but climate change is making that much more difficult: The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that worsens when the hatch quickens […]
Read more »A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges As A Climate Winner — As Long As It Has Water
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how climate change has helped a small town become the world capital of french-fry production, but a dwindling water supply could reverse its progress entirely: From miles away, you can smell Othello, an 8,700-person hamlet on the high plains of central Washington. To locals, it smells like […]
Read more »Lahaina Fire Prompts a Shift in Maui’s Long-Running Water Fights
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report how – after a fight over water on the day of the Lahaina fire – Hawaii’s Governor says the state has “tipped too far” in trying to preserve water: Hours before the wildfire became an inferno that wiped out the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, officials at […]
Read more »Feds Ease Up On Colorado River Restrictions – For Now
August 22nd, 2023
Via Grist, an article on how this year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse, but a reckoning is on the horizon: The water shortage crisis on the Colorado River is improving, but it’s far from over. That was the message from the Biden administration on Tuesday, as officials announced they would loosen water restrictions on […]
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