By Robert Mace, Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment SUMMARY: Rainfall deficits continue to afflict most of the state. La Niña is expected to fade into neutral conditions (La Nada) by the end of May; there’s a growing chance of El Niño conditions arriving by winter. Drought conditions in west and south Texas are expected to persist and expand over the next three months, but wetter conditions are expected for
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: March 2018
By Robert Mace, Chief Science Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment SUMMARY Large areas in West Texas have received less than 10 percent of normal rainfall for the past 90 days. La Niña is expected to fade into neutral conditions (La Nada) by May. Drought conditions in west, far west, south-central, and central Texas are expected to persist and expand over the next three months. Welcome to the first Outlook+Water for Texas+Water!