NASA Mission Measures How Ocean Salinity Affects Climate and Water Cycle
Launching in June, the Aquarius satellite mission will improve scientific understanding of the global water cycle.
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The Price of Water 2011: Prices Rise an Average of 9 Percent in Major U.S. Cities
Because of costlier inputs and infrastructure replacement, rate experts predict prices will only go higher.
The Stream, April 29: Natural Disasters
Southern California, Arizona and Nevada are in discussions with the Mexican government about sharing a desalination plant across the border in Mexico, Reuters reports. But some conservation groups say that the controversial plan may be taking advantage of Mexico’s lower costs and weaker regulations. Emergencies A violent tornado swept across the American South on Wednesday […]
Strong La Niña Winter Soaks Much of the Western United States, But Leaves Southwest Dry
Western states confront potential for floods and wildfires.
Federal Water Tap, April 18: Energy in the Western U.S.
Energy in the West Several federal agencies are mulling permits for energy projects. The U.S. Forest Service is considering making more than 660,000 acres in western Nevada’s Humboldt-Toiyabe forest available for geothermal leasing. A draft environment impact statement (EIS) is being prepared for release in October. The Bureau of Land Management has released a final […]
Good Snow Season Triggers Bonus Water for Lake Mead
The reservoir is expected to rise nearly 30 feet, and power output at the Hoover Dam will increase as well.
The Stream, April 13: Legal Matters
Dams in Brazil Despite calls for a moratorium, Brazil’s government continues full bore toward construction of the controversial Belo Monte dam. The human rights arm of the Organization of American States is the latest entity to be rebuffed, the BBC reports. A request to halt construction by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights was rejected. […]
The Stream, March 30: Water and Cities
More than a billion people around the world will face severe water shortages by 2050 as a result of rapid urbanization and climate change, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. India’s six biggest cities — Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad — will be among the most […]
Surge of New Dams in Southwest China Produces Power and Public Ire
Water-rich region, though, is getting dryer.
The Stream, March 22: World Water Day 2011
The New York Times compares the water markets and policies of Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin and California’s San Joaquin Valley. Will California’s farmers follow in the footsteps of their Australian counterparts, who made far-reaching changes to their water practices in response to a dire 12-year drought? Agriculture, Industry In a sobering article, the Guardian‘s John Vidal […]
Digital Controls Improve Energy Efficiency at Colorado River Dams: Davis, Hoover, Parker
Mechanical parts from the 1950s are being replaced with digital controls at three dams.
The Stream, March 7: Desalination, Ethanol and Dams
There are about 20 full-scale proposals for desalination plants in California, with several smaller facilities already in operation, but conservationists are up in arms. Reuters reports on some of the powerful interests pulling the strings of California’s water management. In this article for the Guardian, Peter Bosshard, the policy director of the global environmental and […]
