In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, invited candidates for Texas Land Commissioner, Republican Dr. Dawn Buckingham and Democrat Jay Kleberg, to share their thoughts on Texas water issues through a candidate questionnaire.
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q&a+water: Jay Kleberg
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, invited candidates for Texas Land Commissioner, Republican Dr. Dawn Buckingham and Democrat Jay Kleberg, to share their thoughts on Texas water issues through a candidate questionnaire.
talk+water: Scott Bryan & Dr. Greg Newbloom
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Scott Bryan, President of Imagine H2O, and Dr. Greg Newbloom, the Founder and CEO of Membrion.
think+water: Rainwater is unsafe to drink, increases in lake evaporation, and fewer tropical storms with warming (except for the North Atlantic)
This month we explore academic articles on the topics of analyzing forever chemicals present in rainwater, evaluating evaporation losses at 1,420,000 lakes across the planet, and assessing historical data to show declining trends in the annual numbers of tropical cyclones.
outlook+water: 97.2% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, July was the warmest July on record, and La Niña has an 80% chance of hanging out through December
Summary: 97.2% of the state is abnormally dry or worse (slightly better than last month) with 26% in Exceptional drought (worse than last month); July was the warmest July in Texas since 1895, beating 2011’s July by 0.3 degrees Fahrenheit; there’s an 80% chance of remaining in La Niña conditions through December and a 60% chance of neutral conditions arriving in the spring.