Summary: The amount of the state under drought conditions (D1–D4) increased slightly from five weeks ago at 79% to 81% this week, the seasonal projection suggests wetter-than-normal conditions are on the way, and the odds of a Super El Niño look slim, but the odds of a strong El Nino are at 71%.
Sections
q&a+water: Earthea Nance
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. Earthea Nance, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator for Region 6 – South Central Region.
talk+water: Helen Dahlke
In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler discusses managed aquifer recharge with Dr. Helen Dahlke, Associate Professor of Integrated Hydrologic Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and leader of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Water Strategic Initiative.
q&a+water: David Yoskowitz
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews interviews Dr. David Yoskowitz, Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
think+water: Climate change and irrigation, climate change and firm yield, and governance gaps in colonias flood planning
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.