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Water-Starved California Slows Development
June 7th, 2008
As California faces one of its worst droughts in two decades, The New York Times reports that building projects are being curtailed for the first time under state law by the inability of developers to find long-term water supplies. As the article notes: “…Water authorities and other government agencies scattered throughout the state, including here […]
Read more »Mexico and Colorado River: Prospects For Cooperation Drying Up
June 1st, 2008
Via The Los Angeles Times, an interesting look at the impact of the Colorado River’s increasingly meager flow into northern Mexico has upon millions who depend on it. As the article notes: “…As U.S. scientists warn of a semi-permanent drought along the taxed river by midcentury, Mexico today offers a glimpse of what dry times […]
Read more »The Thirsty U.S. West – Water Woes To Beget New Dams?
March 11th, 2008
As reported in The Seattle Times, a booming population, droughts, and growing fears about climate change have regional governments once again studying dams, this time to create huge reservoirs to capture more winter rain and spring snowmelt for use in dry summer months. This despite the fact that the era of massive dam construction in […]
Read more »A Royal Flush (2): Potential Alternatives to Addressing Nevada’s Water Issues
March 11th, 2008
According to an article in the Salt Lake City Tribune, there are a number of potential alternatives to the water pipeline proposed by Nevada, some of which may also have potential benefits for Lake Powell and Utah. Seventeen options are noted, including those listed below. We find it interesting and instructive that several of these […]
Read more »Lake Mead May Go Dry By 2021: “We are beyond the sustainable limit of the Colorado system”
February 13th, 2008
According to a recent study as reported by CNET News, there is a 50 percent chance that Lake Mead – created by the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River – will go dry by 2021 because of escalating human demand and climate change. As noted by the authors: “Today, we are at or beyond the […]
Read more »Looming Water Supply Crises: Future Water Availability – Winners and Losers
February 5th, 2008
As reported by Terra Daily, a prominent group of hydrologists and climatologists writing in Science magazine argue that climate change has already dramatically altered the water cycle and these changes signal a looming water supply crisis. As the article notes, a picture of future water availability gainers and losers can be projected: “…Our best current […]
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