Summary: The amount of the state under drought conditions (D1–D4) decreased from four weeks ago at 75% to 44% this week. El Niño conditions are expected to persist through the March-April-May season. By one measure, the odds of drought ending in the state by the end of May range from 8% to 32%.
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talk+water: James Perry
In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with James Perry, Executive Vice President of the EarthWorks Division of ASTERRA, about innovative remote sensing technologies to support water management.
Unpacking the 2023 Texas+Water Subscriber Survey
Dive into Texas+Water’s 2023 subscriber survey results to see how your perspectives are helping ensure every issue is as dynamic and diverse as Texas itself.
talk+water: Karrigan Börk
In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Karrigan Börk, Acting Professor of Law at the University of California Davis School of Law, about efforts to protect wetland habitats.
think+water: Conserving water for power, the straight poop on stormwater retention, and water for peanuts
In this issue, we explore academic publications on the topics of evaluating the cost of water saved by power plants switching to dry cooling, testing the effectiveness of best management practices for mitigating fecal pollution, and examining how increasing carbon dioxide levels might affect peanut production in West Texas.