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Climate Change a “Top Tier Threat” in the 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy
November 15th, 2022
Via the Council on Strategic Risks, an article on the new 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy which specifically lists climate change as a “Top Tier Threat”: The Biden Administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), released in October 2022, elevates attention and focus on climate security beyond any prior NSS. The security risks of climate change get the attention […]
Read more »As California’s Wells Dry Up, Residents Rely on Bottled Water To Survive
November 14th, 2022
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on how thousands in California’s drought-parched Central Valley are relying on trucked and bottled water as they wait for new wells: Wes Harmon’s ringtone sounds like a steam whistle, and it goes off in the cab of his Ford Super Duty at such regularity and volume it practically […]
Read more »How A Utah Utility Is Helping An Estonian Company Hoard Colorado River Water
November 9th, 2022
Via Grist, an article on how a Utah utility is helping a foreign oil company hoard Colorado River water: Millions of years before dinosaurs went extinct, what is now Utah was submerged by a broad, shallow sea. Over millennia, as the water receded and tectonic plates shifted, rich organic marine material accumulated, forming thick layers […]
Read more »Drought Looms Over U.S. Midterm Elections In Arid West
November 8th, 2022
Via Grist, an article on how drought looms over U.S. midterm elections in the arid West: Mark Kelly, the incumbent Democratic senator from Arizona, is facing a strong reelection challenge from far-right Republican nominee Blake Masters, in a race that could be key for control of the Senate. Last month, during a televised debate between […]
Read more »Wells Run Dry In US Southwest As Foreign-Owned Farms Guzzle Water To feed Cattle Overseas
November 7th, 2022
Via CNN, an article on how wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas: Workers with the water district in Wenden, Arizona, saw something remarkable last year as they slowly lowered a camera into the drought-stricken town’s well: The water was moving. But the aquifer which sits below the […]
Read more »Colorado River Conditions Worsening Quicker Than Expected
November 5th, 2022
Via The Denver Post, an article on how the drought plaguing the US West is worsening and Lake Powell could sink below a critical level without adequate snow this winter: Running out of time and options to save water along the drying Colorado River, federal officials said they’re considering whether to release less water from the […]
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