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By Elizabeth Cutright It began this spring with the journalistic version of fisticuffs. Throwing down the gauntlet in an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times , author William deBuys ( A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest ) called out the city of Phoenix for its dependence on “an improbable” infrastructure that sucks water from “the distant (and dwindling) Colorado River” (“ Phoenix’s Too Hot Future ” ). Two journalists from Phoenix returned volley, with Arizona Republic r...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Drought and shortages, Infrastructure, Research
COLLEGE STATION – Though recent storms promised to reset the drought button for a large part of East Texas, the western half of the state will likely see below-normal precipitation from now through August, according to a Texas A&M University climatologist. “We are looking for above-normal rainfall, and we’re not having an easy time finding it,” said Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist, College Station. Temperatures were expected to be above normal for all of the southern plains this su...... continue reading
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WASHINGTON, April 11 – April streamflow forecasts show a decline in parts of every Western state and most basins, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service water and climate experts. NRCS hydrologists predict reduced spring and summer water supply for much of the West. This month’s forecast is especially important because there probably won’t be significant snow accumulation after April 1, according to hydrologist Tom Perkins. “April is usually the endgame. We’re not likely to make up th...... continue reading
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COLLEGE STATION – In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, water shortages are shaping up as a crisis not just for farmers but also for entire cities this year, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. In 2009, the area experienced the worst drought in decades, as did much of the state, but this year is shaping up to be much worse for area residents, said Dr. Guy Fipps, AgriLife Extension irrigation engineer, College Station. “In 2009, there was a drought, but there was plenty of water in the reser...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Drought and shortages
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 – According to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water and Climate Center, the February streamflow forecast predicts a decline in nearly every state and basin. The dry conditions continue from the less-than-average precipitation during January, which indicates reduced spring and summer water supply for much of the West. “January wasn’t near the snow accumulation month we wanted it to be, but it wasn’t a hard kick in the shin either,” NRCS hydrologist in Uta...... continue reading
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), a Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and former Deputy U.S. Interior Secretary under President Clinton, today hosted a press conference urging more federal support for levees in rural parts of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Joined by a bipartisan coalition of local leaders who represent diverse Delta communities, Garamendi also called for a statewide cost-benefit analysis of the By Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to ensure the ...... continue reading
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Asia's mega-cities badly exposed to superstorms (via AFP ) The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but less equipped to deal with such threats, experts said on Tuesday. New York was able to draw on top-level civil engineering, good governance and the world's richest… ... continue reading
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By Penelope B. Grenoble Water conservation, as the industry has known it, has typically focused on short-term programs to cut water usage in the face of drought. Low-flow fixtures and other residential innovations (such as dual-flush toilets) have done their job, conserving 4,883,734,221 gallons in the US alone. But, as evidence of climate change and global warming accumulates, water purveyors are beginning to realize they must take a more holistic approach to demand side, with projects and progr...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Drought and shortages, Education, Public Outreach
State College, Pa. -- 12 July 2012 -- AccuWeather.com heat will re-intensify over Kansas City, Omaha and Des Moines, while higher humidity leads to some downpours from Memphis to Louisville and Cincinnati into mid-August. Areas from Minneapolis to Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis will be near the edge of the extreme heat and drought from the Plains and more temperate conditions farther east. The heat and accompanying drought continue to seriously impact the nation's Corn Belt. According to Nathan Field...... continue reading
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State College, Pa. -- 11 July 2012 -- AccuWeather.com reports heat and drought threaten to take their toll on the northern part of the corn belt in the coming weeks. Spotty rain will fall on part of the Ohio Valley states over the next week. However, much of the corn crop in this area has already been toasted by drought and heat thus far. The impact of heat and drought is likely to spread into more of the Midwest this week. Just like areas farther south in corn country in the Midwest during late June an...... continue reading
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