By Robert Mace, Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment SUMMARY: Drought conditions expanded to the eastern and southern parts of Texas La Niña is gone and El Niño is expected to arrive this fall There’s a 70-percent chance of 10 to 16 named storms of which 5 to 9 could become hurricanes “It’s so dry that they’ve shut down lane 3 at the swimming pool.” (written June 18, 2018)
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: May 2018
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
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!