Five years from now, if all goes to plan, Arizona will have conserved 5 million acre-feet of water. That’s enough to fill about 2.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Or about 70% of what the state is estimated to use in a year, from all sources. Or a little less than double Arizona’s annual Colorado River […]
The drought-stricken Colorado River is in critical condition. Almost two years ago, the federal government declared the first ever shortage on the river, triggering cuts to water supplies in the Southwest. Today, the river remains unsustainably low. The Colorado is the lifeblood of the region. It waters some of the country’s fastest growing cities, nourishes […]
Floods and their consequences are a reality for many worldwide, including those living in California. This reality is evidenced by pictures of people stranded on roofs surrounded by water, people paddling down water-filled streets in makeshift boats, and farm fields and orchards covered in standing water. However, there is also growing acceptance that floods are […]
Nearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch and have been since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
It’s a summertime sequence that’s become all too familiar in California: Extreme heat forces air conditioners into overdrive, which pushes the state’s power grid to the brink. In August 2020, a major heat event fueled by the climate crisis forced some of the state’s first rotating power outages in decades, as the ongoing transition to green energy lagged behind demand. […]
The Colorado River this spring ran high, fast and so full of sediment pushed downstream from wildfire burn scars that the water treatment plant in Hot Sulphur Springs couldn’t keep up. The sediment repeatedly clogged the town’s intake valves, forcing town leaders to issue and emergency order in April and call for residents to voluntarily […]
Opinion: Arizona Has an Ambitious Goal to Save Water – If We Can Pull it Off
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Arizona Republicby Joanna AllhandsFive years from now, if all goes to plan, Arizona will have conserved 5 million acre-feet of water. That’s enough to fill about 2.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Or about 70% of what the state is estimated to use in a year, from all sources. Or a little less than double Arizona’s annual Colorado River […]
Southwest States Facing Tough Choices About Water as Colorado River Diminishes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CBS Newsby Bill WhitakerThe drought-stricken Colorado River is in critical condition. Almost two years ago, the federal government declared the first ever shortage on the river, triggering cuts to water supplies in the Southwest. Today, the river remains unsustainably low. The Colorado is the lifeblood of the region. It waters some of the country’s fastest growing cities, nourishes […]
Living with Extreme Floods in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /California Water Blogby Peter Moyle, Jay Lund, Andrew L. Rypel, Carson Jeffres and Nicholas PinterFloods and their consequences are a reality for many worldwide, including those living in California. This reality is evidenced by pictures of people stranded on roofs surrounded by water, people paddling down water-filled streets in makeshift boats, and farm fields and orchards covered in standing water. However, there is also growing acceptance that floods are […]
Extreme Heat Moves East Where Many Will See Their Hottest Days of the Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Drew CostleyNearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch and have been since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
California Has New Weapons to Battle Summer Blackouts: Battery Storage, Power From Record Rain
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Grace TooheyIt’s a summertime sequence that’s become all too familiar in California: Extreme heat forces air conditioners into overdrive, which pushes the state’s power grid to the brink. In August 2020, a major heat event fueled by the climate crisis forced some of the state’s first rotating power outages in decades, as the ongoing transition to green energy lagged behind demand. […]
How Wildfires Are Threatening Colorado Water Supplies — and Costing Lots of Money
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Denver Post by Elise SchmelzerThe Colorado River this spring ran high, fast and so full of sediment pushed downstream from wildfire burn scars that the water treatment plant in Hot Sulphur Springs couldn’t keep up. The sediment repeatedly clogged the town’s intake valves, forcing town leaders to issue and emergency order in April and call for residents to voluntarily […]