Texas High Plains Prepare for Agriculture Without Irrigation
Southern farmers are making changes now to wean themselves from the Ogallala Aquifer, a water source that gave rise to industrial agriculture and modern life on its plains.
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The Stream, March 18: Low Water Levels Projected for Months in Lake Michigan, Lake Huron
Average water levels in Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and other Great Lakes are projected to hover two feet below long-term averages through August caused primarily by extended drought and hot-weather expedited evaporation. That harsh reality, USA Today reported, continues to threaten economic activity of all kinds. From Drought, Fire Two wildfires flared in Northern Colorado […]
The Stream, February 11: Water Shortages in Northeast U.S.
Droughts and water scarcity in Texas, Colorado and Mississippi might be dominating the headlines, but some Northeast U.S. states are running into water-supply challenges of their own. The University of Connecticut, NPR reported, wanted to use water from a local river in its expansion plans, but some fear climate variability and distance from the river’s […]
Federal Water Tap, February 11: Landsat 8, Ready for Liftoff
Today, just after the lunch hour, NASA launches the eighth version of Landsat. The earth-observing satellite will carry two instruments that will, among other things, measure water quality and quantity. NASA will cover the launch of the satellite live online. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:02 p.m. eastern standard time. Water Themes for Congress Federal spending […]
Top 10 Water News Stories of 2012
Best-in-class reporting on the confrontation between water, food, and energy that influenced policy making in Asia, proved invaluable to university researchers in Europe, and informed citizens and the media in the United States and around the world.
After Superstorm Sandy, Leaders Assess Disaster Plans and Mull Climate Change Adaptation
Water utilities prepare for bigger storms and rising seas. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to repair a levee breach caused by Hurricane Sandy in Montoloking, New Jersey. Brett Walton Circle of Blue In the nearly $US 80 billion wake of Superstorm Sandy, the second-most expensive […]
First Time Key Global Energy Report Highlights Water Constraints of Energy Production
Energy is becoming a thirstier resource, the report states. Photo courtesy Hess Corporation North Dakota is in the midst of a hydrocarbon production boom, as gas and oil developers tap the Bakken Shale. But the boom also is generating civic resistance in the arid region because it requires significant quantities of fresh water. Brett Walton […]
2012 Election Guide: Obama and Romney Say Little About Water, But Important Decisions Await Voters
One week from today, on the first Tuesday in November, American voters will not only choose their representatives. In many states and cities, those casting ballots will also make decisions about their water supply.
The Stream, September 28: Brazil’s Agricultural Future Buoyed by Water
Days of heavy rainfall have swollen rivers in the United Kingdom, where nearly 60 flood warnings remained in force Thursday and areas of York were already underwater, the Guardian reported. South America Brazil has the potential to become the world’s breadbasket due to its water resources, argues private investor and author James Dale Davidson in […]
Federal Water Tap, July 30: Small Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico
The drought in the Midwest has destroyed crops and herds, but it has also led to one of the smallest “dead zones”—low-oxygen areas where marine life struggles to survive—ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The lead scientist for the study said the data confirm a positive […]
This Is What Extreme Drought Looks Like, On a Graph
The Arkansas River in western Kansas is flowing at less than 1 percent of normal. Just after it crosses the Colorado border into western Kansas, the Arkansas River is barely flowing, as this streamflow graph from the U.S. Geological Survey shows. The Arkansas River barely deserves the name right now. As this graph from the […]
The Stream, July 17: Drought in the United States
Low water levels in the Mississippi River have prompted salt water to move up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, Associated Press reported. The Army Corps of Engineers says that salt water is not yet a threat to water supplies in the New Orleans area. Indianapolis and some of its suburbs have seen about […]
