The Hoover Dam water intake towers at Lake Mead, the country’s largest man-made water reservoir, formed by the dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States, has dropped 2 inches e...
Tag: Droughts
A Fresh Reading Of Exxon’s Predictions Of Global Warming And Climate Change From 40 Years Ago.
ExxonMobil gas station in February 2022 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images An Exxon study done in 1982 focused on global warming by increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Remarkably, thirty-seven yea...
Arizona suburb sues Scottsdale for cutting off its water supply
A saguaro-cactus lined road where new homes are being built in in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, on January 7, 2023. The Washington Post | Getty Images An Arizona suburb has filed a lawsuit against the...
Developers lack enough groundwater to build in desert west of Phoenix
home is being built in in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, U.S. on January 7, 2023. The Washington Post | Getty Images Developers planning to build homes in the desert west of Phoenix don’t have en...
U.S. warns California cities possible water cuts in fourth dry year
Houseboats on Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal water managers on Monday warned California ci...
How drought cost America’s cotton industry billions
Cotton farmers in Texas, where about 40% of the U.S. crop is produced, are facing a severe drought that is costing the industry billions. A lack of rain and extreme heat is forcing growers in the stat...
Biden unveils plan to pay farmers, cities for Colorado River cuts
The Hoover Dam water intake towers at Lake Mead, the country’s largest man-made water reservoir, formed by the dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States, has dropped 2 inches e...
Heat wave crisis in Europe grows as locals lack air conditioners
Europe is facing a tough winter, as inflation and energy prices continue to rise. The continent also faces tough decisions following its scorching hot summer Heat waves in Europe broke records, sparke...
Global Warming Will Fuel More Frequent, Severe And Longer-Lasting Droughts, Study Finds
Topline As much as the entire population in Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia and Ghana will be exposed to a severe drought lasting more than a year over a 30-year period if global temperatures rise by 3...
Drought’s Toll On Farmers, Food At Cop27, And Why Direct-To-Consumer Is Nowhere Near Over
Drought wears on you mentally. Nebraska organic farmer Kevin Fulton told me that earlier this week, as I asked him about his 28 years in the business for my latest feature, out this morning. What he s...
UN says the global food crisis is about affordability, not availability
Food prices remain stubbornly high as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on, exacerbating existing pressure from supply chain disruptions and climate change. The war has “put a lot of fuel on a...
London to face water restrictions from next week, Thames Water says
A man walks in Greenwich Park, London, on August 14, 2022. On August 17, Thames Water said a Temporary Use Ban covering London and the Thames Valley would begin next week. Dominic Lipinski | PA Images...
Disaster-relief ETF launches in time for hurricane season
The Atlantic hurricane season is in full swing, and a new exchange-traded fund that focuses on disaster recovery has launched just in time for it. The first-of-its-kind Procure Disaster Recovery Strat...
Lake Powell Glen Canyon Dam water release delayed due to drought
Water levels are at a historic low at Lake Powell on April 5, 2022 in Page, Arizona. Rj Sangosti| Medianews Group | The Denver Post via Getty Images The federal government on Tuesday announced it will...