May 6, 2019
Stories tagged "Drought"
April 9, 2019
Bipartisan Agreement On Colorado River Drought Plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers worked quickly yesterday to provide Congressional approval for a drought plan to address the shrinking supply of water from the Colorado River, which provides 40 million people in the West with drinking water, power and irrigation for...March 13, 2019
One Drenched Thing: This Winter Was the Wettest Ever
If it felt to you like the rain never ended this winter, you are correct! According to NOAA, due to “a steady march of snow and rain storms across the country between December 2018 and the end of February 2019 … the contiguous U.S. marked its wettest...Winter Going Out Like a Lion: With Avalanches and A Major March Blizzard
Colorado has experienced eight avalanches so far this winter killing 22 people, and another major blizzard is walloping the state today. Coloradoan.com reports that, according to Colorado’s Avalanche Information Center Director Ethan Greene, this year a...March 11, 2019
California’s drought nearly wiped out but don’t celebrate yet…
California’s exceptionally wet winter has made headlines for flooding and precipitation records yet now it’s being reported that heavy rains have nearly wiped out the state’s 5 years of drought and the trend is expected to continue well into the...March 5, 2019
Australia’s Sizzling Summer of 2019
This summer Australia shattered its heat records, with temperatures nationwide 3.8°F, above the 1961-90 average, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). In a summary put out by the Bureau, they summed it up this way, “Mean and maximum...February 26, 2019
LA to recycle 100% of wastewater
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last week that L.A. will recycle 100% of its wastewater by 2035 — a major step to expand water recycling and reduce reliance on imported water. While the plan could cost $8 billion and take 16 years to complete it could go a long way...February 7, 2019
2018 Was Fourth Hottest Year on Record According to NOAA and NASA
The numbers are in from both science agencies that keep climate records, and it was another hot one in 2018 — the fourth warmest average annual global temperature in history. It comes in fourth only to the three years that preceded it — 2015, 2016, and...February 4, 2019
Interview with Ertharin Cousin On Climate and Food Insecurity
Ertharin Cousin is the Distinguished Fellow at the Center on Food Security and the Environment and the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Ertharin is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She previously served as...January 30, 2019