SUMMARY: September was the warmest on record for Texas. The High Plains and Southeast Texas are out of drought, but about 50 percent of Texas remains in an intensifying drought. Drought conditions are expected to persist for much of the state through at least January.
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talk+water: Peter Lake, Texas Water Development Board
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Peter Lake, Chairman of the Texas Water Development Board. Lake has served as a Board member of the Texas Water Development Board since December 15, 2015. Governor Greg Abbott designated him Chairman in February 2018. Lake has held a variety of financial roles across a number of industries. Previously, he acted as Director of Research and Head of Automated Trading at Gambit Trading, a member firm of the
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q&a+water: John D. Bolten
In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. John D. Bolten, Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program.Dr. Bolten is the Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program. His research focuses on the application of satellite-based remote sensing and land surface hydrological modeling for improved agricultural, ecological, and water resource management.
outlook+water: September 2019
SUMMARY: Imelda was the fifth wettest tropical storm to hit the continental United States. August was the second warmest on record and the warmest since 2011. The state went from 22 percent in drought a month ago to 52 percent today with 72 percent of the state either in drought or abnormally dry. The big water news this month is Imelda, who started as an upper-level low on September 14 west of Florida. By September 17,