In this issue, we explore academic articles on the topics of weighing the economic costs and benefits of existing and expanded maize and soybean irrigation throughout the U.S. under future climate projections, investigating how climate change will affect the Upper Trinity River Basin’s firm yields, and examining the effects of unincorporated status in relation to (in)equitable access to stormwater management in the Lower Río Grande Valley of South Texas.
Author: Robert Mace
Robert Mace is the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a Professor of Practice in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Robert has over 30 years of experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, stakeholder processes, and water policy, mostly in Texas.
outlook+water: The drought deepens, drought is expected to get worse, high temps to continue
Summary: The amount of the state under drought conditions increased considerably from 43% four weeks ago to 79% this week, drought is expected to remain over the next three months, and we need a LOT of rain to come out of the drought.
outlook+water: Drought expands, drought is expected to get worse, high temps to continue
Summary: The amount of the state under drought conditions increased considerably from 23% four weeks ago to 43% this week; drought is expected to expand in Texas and the southwest, and higher-than-normal temperatures are expected to continue over the next three months.
outlook+water: El Niño is here, drought is down, reservoirs are (slightly) up
Summary: • El Niño is here and is expected to stay with us through the year.
• Less than a quarter of the state remains in drought. Reservoirs are now 77.2% full but still 7 to 8% below normal.
think+water: Hands across the Edwards Aquifer and climate-smart agriculture
We explore academic articles on the topics of exploring the history of the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program and the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan and investigating carbon sequestration in soils and water management for agriculture in Texas.