Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Dr. Becky Bowling, Assistant Professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Specialist for urban water, about managing outdoor water usage during times of drought in Texas.
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q&a+water: Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud, Executive Director of Bayou City Waterkeeper.
think+water: Uri saved Texas wheat, climate change might be good for corn in Burleson County, and farmers can extend Ogallala water by mixing it with Dockum water
This month we explore academic papers on the topics of analyzing how Winter Storm Uri influenced the drought severity across Texas, evaluating the impacts of climate change on maize productivity, and examining the suitability of the Dockum Aquifer to supplement the Ogallala Aquifer water by comparing recent water chemistries where the aquifers coexist.
outlook+water: 93% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, a potential third-year La Niña, May was dang hot
Summary: 93% of the state is abnormally dry or worse with 17% in Exceptional drought, the worst drought category. La Niña conditions are getting stronger with the fall and early winter favoring a continued La Niña advisory, which would make it only the second three-year La Nina since 1950. That was the second hottest May in Texas since 1895.
talk+water: Carlos Rubinstein
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Carlos Rubinstein, Principal at RSAH2O, LLC, about water markets and the Rio Grande.