How much water flows into Southwestern U.S. cities next year will depend on the coming snowfall and the resulting snowpack accumulation. So far, it’s not looking good.
Read MoreOn Aug. 16, the Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that is part of the Interior Department, held a press conference announcing that for the first time in the 99 years of governmental record-keeping, it was declaring a water shortage on the Colorado River. Starting in January 2022, farmers, ranchers, and irrigation districts will be forced to use less water, which will hit Arizona particularly hard.
Read MoreIntensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The results highlight clean drinking water supply vulnerabilities in California and other western states currently experiencing record drought conditions.
Read MoreWildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?
Read MoreCompanies such as Molson Coors, Lululemon, Lyft and Medtronic are citing water scarcity and other climate change related water issues as potentially leading to increased costs in many aspects of production for these companies, their suppliers and more.
Read MoreIn the face of the historic drought gripping the Western United States tensions are rising in the Klamath basin between government officials, farmers and the people of the Klamath Tribes as they address the staggeringly low water levels.
Read MoreSee the mapped conditions of the American West and how these conditions have contributed to the extreme drought being experiences in the summer of 2021.
Read MoreSustained drought has considerable negative effects on crops and livestock, including the reduced production, destruction of property, and livestock sell-offs.
Read MoreAlthough the agricultural sector bears most of the economic costs associated with drought there is also environmental and societal effects that must be accounted for when looking at the impacts of drought on a community.
Read MoreRising temperatures and lack of rain threaten to decrease water supplies and bring more wildfires.
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