California tunnel plan also introduces water uncertainties for farms and cities.
Drought
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
A crystal ball for the Pacific Northwest’s climate
This year’s drought is as bad as scientists predict for mid-century.
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
Wyoming coal, Cliven Bundy and megadrought
HCN.org news in brief.
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Are we in a megadrought?
As the dry-spell continues, a radio forum on water security in Western states.
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As drought pervades, can markets make us water-wiser?
Proponents say market tools can better move water where it’s needed.
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Fowl play: California’s drought fingered in bird deaths
Native pigeons and waterfowl fall victim to avian disease.
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Colorado’s snow is dust-free for the first time in a decade
But conditions are still prime for early snowmelt and summer drought.
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Snapshot of a drought in progress
Southwest Colorado’s snowpack is dismal and melting fast.
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Drought persists in the Northwest, despite winter rains
Water supplies and drought outlooks are grim in most Western states.
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Should the Bureau of Reclamation be abolished?
Former Reclamation Commissioner Daniel Beard tells how defunct water policy, and the bureau itself, contribute to drought.
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California has one year of water left: Hype or reality?
When a NASA scientist speaks in blunt terms about water supply, other scientists take notice.
Posted inMarch 2, 2015: Unite and Conquer
The water czar who reshaped Colorado River politics
Las Vegas’ Pat Mulroy initiated an era of deal-making that may buffer against catastrophic drought.
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Early start to wildfire season
Blazes in California and Utah have officials on alert, but what they spell for the coming season is unclear.
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California’s water future at a crossroads
A state commission begins deliberations on how to spend $2.7B for water storage.
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Dry January means more drought across West
After a rainy December, many states now have lower-than-normal snowpacks.
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Mapping Earth’s hidden water
A new NASA satellite will measure the planet’s soil moisture.
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When the atmosphere ‘goes bananas,’ wildfires do too
2011’s huge wildfires and what they portend. Spoiler: More dead trees.
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
A Hot Day’s Night
New fiction from the author of ‘The Windup Girl.’
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
Can Aldo Leopold’s land ethic tackle our toughest problems?
An argument for ‘voluntary decency.’