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Water Crisis in the American West ‘is Going to be Painful’
December 23rd, 2022
Via the Nevada Current, commentary on the drought in the US southwest: Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs uncovering sunken boats and other debris lost in their depths decades ago give a clear view of the hard choices ahead. If Western states do not agree on […]
Read more »Disaster Scenarios Raise Stakes for Colorado River Negotiations
December 17th, 2022
Via The Washington Post, an article on states’ water managers’ debate over historic Colorado River cuts: The water managers responsible for divvying up the Colorado River’s dwindling supply are painting a bleak portrait of a river in crisis, warning that unprecedented shortages could be coming to farms and cities in the West and that old rules […]
Read more »2023: A Critical Juncture for Water Security
December 13th, 2022
Via Grist, predictions for the year ahead, including a look at water security: The past year has been characterized by very visible climate impacts — record-breaking heat, floods, and other natural disasters. An ongoing megadrought led to increasingly pressing concerns over the future of water security in the American West. Hurricanes pummeled Puerto Rico, Florida, and much of the […]
Read more »America’s Winter Lettuce Hub Set to Bear Brunt of Water Cuts
December 10th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on the agricultural impact of the 21% cut to Arizona’s Colorado River allocation: Arizona, which grows most of the lettuce eaten in the US each winter, will be losing about a fifth of the water it gets from the Colorado River as drought and climate change diminish the key water basin. […]
Read more »Officials Fear ‘Complete Doomsday Scenario’ for Drought-Stricken Colorado River
December 6th, 2022
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report that officials fear ‘complete doomsday scenario’ for drought-stricken Colorado River: The first sign of serious trouble for the drought-stricken American Southwest could be a whirlpool. It could happen if the surface of Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir along the Colorado River that’s already a quarter of its former size, […]
Read more »Time To Stop Blaming The Compact?
November 29th, 2022
Via Sustainable Waters, commentary on the Colorado River Compact and the conclusion that the true reason we are experiencing a water shortage crisis in the Colorado River Basin is not because of flaws in the Compact, but rather because we have been unable to reduce our use of water commensurate with the reality that the river […]
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