Hoover Dam reservoir levels at record low

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:34:00 +0200thehill (en)

The reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam has reached a record low level, a sign of the negative impact extreme droughts are having on the region. The falling levels are a huge worry for farmers and people living in Western states who depend on Lake Mead as part of their water supply.

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought Andrea Januta Daniel Trotta |Updated 5 minutes ago |4 min read By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta (Reuters) - The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th....

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:29:00 +0200thechronicleherald (en)

By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta. (Reuters) - The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought 54m ago

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:03:00 +0200wsau (en)

By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta. (Reuters) – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.

United StatesHoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought10:49 AM UTC

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:51:00 +0200reuters-af (en)

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at....

United StatesHoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought10:49 AM UTC

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:50:00 +0200reuters-br (en)

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at....

United States Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought 10:25 AM UTC

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:49:00 +0200reuters-es (en)

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at....

United StatesHoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought10:25 AM UTC

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:48:00 +0200reuters-fr (en)

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at....

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:45:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta. (Reuters) - The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:42:00 +0200saltwire (en)

By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta. (Reuters) - The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.

United StatesHoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought10:25 AM UTC

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:40:00 +0200ara-reuters (en)

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at....

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta (Reuters) - The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of t... 29m ago

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:39:00 +0200kelo (en)

By Daniel Trotta and Andrea Januta. (Reuters) – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:37:00 +0200metro-us (en)

(Reuters) – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado....

Hoover Dam Reservoir Hits Record Low, in Sign of Extreme Western U.S. Drought

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:34:00 +0200usnews (en)

(Reuters) - The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the....

United States Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought 10:25 AM UTC

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:32:00 +0200reuters-it (en)

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at....

Severe Drought Is Taking a Toll on California and Western U.S.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:21:00 +0200ecowatch (en)

in the journal Science concluded that 2000 through 2018 was the second-driest 19-year period in the U.S. Southwest in at least the past 1,200 years, and a 2014 paper in Geophysical Research Letters found that 2012 through 2014 was the driest three-year period in California over that same timeframe.

Graphic reveals troubling level of US drought this year The Independent

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:11:00 +0200msn-uk (en)

The drought in the western US is worsening, with affected areas facing extreme conditions more than doubling in size. © National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A map depicting drought conditions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Graphic reveals troubling level of US drought this year

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:40:00 +0200independent-UK (en)

The drought in the western US is worsening, with affected areas facing extreme conditions more than doubling in size. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that in 2020 – the worst fire season on record – drought conditions reached "severe" status in parts of northern....

The Western Drought Is Bad. Here’s What You Should Know About It.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:18:00 +0200nytimes (en)

ALBUQUERQUE — Much of the Western half of the United States is in the grip of a severe drought of historic proportions. Conditions are especially bad in California and the Southwest, but the drought extends into the Pacific Northwest, much of the Intermountain West, and even the Northern Plains. Drought emergencies have been declared.

2021 Drought Monitor, Week Of June 1: How Dry Is Your State?

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:27:00 +0200patch (en)

For the week ending June 1, nearly 39 percent of the United States was experiencing some type of drought for the week ending June 1, according to the latest data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In addition to 93 million people, more than 73 million acres of crops are being affected by the dry conditions.

Climate change has influenced global drought risk for ‘more than a century’

Mon, 31 May 2021 14:04:00 +0200carbonbrief (en)

The influence of human-caused climate change on global drought risk could extend back for more than a century, a study finds. By studying tree-ring records from across the world, researchers have, for the first time, traced the “fingerprint” of climate change on drought risk back to 1900 – a time....

Atacan a balazos a candidato de Morena en Ocoyucan, Puebla; se encuentra estable

Fri, 28 May 2021 20:21:00 +0200animalpolitico (es)

Quien vive en Ciudad de México sabe que su ubicación no solo la hace especialmente susceptible de sufrir terremotos. Su fundación sobre un lago hace que sea también tremendamente vulnerable ante inundaciones. Es por eso que, desde hace siete siglos, los habitantes de esta zona miran con cierto....

Summer 'shaping up to be a challenge' for much of US grid, NERC says

Fri, 28 May 2021 13:01:00 +0200spglobal (en)

North America's electric reliability watchdog said many parts of the U.S. face "elevated risk" of energy emergencies this summer due to a potential combination of extreme heat, droughts, wildfires and tight energy resource capacity. As a result, the season "is shaping up to be a challenge for....

California drought hits extreme levels, wildfire threat grows

Tue, 25 May 2021 15:07:00 +0200mercurynews (en)

California’s drought, already rated “severe” to “extreme” for most of the state, is expected to worsen throughout the summer, combining with higher-than-average temperatures and dry vegetation to steadily increase the risk of wildfires, according to the interagency National Integrated Drought Information System.

California drought hits extreme levels, wildfire threat grows

Tue, 25 May 2021 14:35:00 +0200eastbaytimes (en)

California’s drought, already rated “severe” to “extreme” for most of the state, is expected to worsen throughout the summer, combining with higher-than-average temperatures and dry vegetation to steadily increase the risk of wildfires, according to the interagency National Integrated Drought Information System.

US Doubles Spending On Natural Disaster Preparedness

Tue, 25 May 2021 02:52:00 +0200wearebreakingnews (en)

Washington – President Joe Biden announced Monday that he will double US spending for emergencies to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events. The $ 1 billion budget is a small fraction of what the United States spends on weather-related disasters.

Overnight Energy: Biden doubling FEMA funds for extreme weather preparations | Supreme Court backs Guam's bid to get payments from US for hazardous dumping| Interior Department says it has returned to Obama-era enforcement of offshore drilling waiver rule

Tue, 25 May 2021 01:16:00 +0200thehill (en)

The Biden administration will direct $1 billion toward the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) fund for extreme weather preparation, a 100 percent increase over existing funding levels, the White House announced Monday. The budget increase will go to the Building Resilient Infrastructure....

‘No volverá a poblarse jamás’: los cinco años en los que Ciudad de México ‘desapareció’

Sun, 23 May 2021 19:36:00 +0200eluniverso (es)

Las autoridades pensaron como solución en construir un gran desagüe que fuera drenando los lagos de la cuenca de México. El proyecto le fue encomendado al ingeniero Enrico Martínez, que comenzó las obras del canal de Huehuetoca en 1607. Pero el desastre se veía cada vez más cerca.

Study: Wildfires threaten river networks in western U.S

Wed, 19 May 2021 12:11:00 +0200miragenews (en)

A new study conducted by researchers from The University of New Mexico has found that wildfires which have been increasing in frequency, severity and extent around the globe are one of the largest drivers of aquatic impairment in the western United States, threatening our water supply. The research, “Wildfires increasingly impact western U.

CDMX: Los 5 años en los que la capital de México "desapareció"

Sun, 16 May 2021 20:20:00 +0200informador (es)

Cuando cayó ante los españoles dos siglos después, Hernán Cortés lideró la construcción sobre aquellas ruinas de una magnífica ciudad destinada a ser la capital del virreinato de Nueva España. Entre lagos se levantaron palacios, iglesias, plazas y hospitales, pero no los sistemas de drenaje adecuados para aquel entorno.

Los 5 años en los que Ciudad de México "desapareció"

Sun, 16 May 2021 12:49:00 +0200mdzol (es)

Pero entre todas, destaca la registrada en 1629: un desastre que, aunque desconocido por muchos, fue sin duda una de las mayores tragedias de todos los tiempos para la ciudad. La fuerza de la lluvia fue tal que la capital "desapareció" bajo las aguas durante nada menos que cinco años y se llegó a plantear su traslado a otro lugar.

«No volverá a poblarse jamás»: los 5 años en los que Ciudad de México «desapareció»

Sun, 16 May 2021 06:19:00 +0200laprensa (es)

Quien vive en Ciudad de México sabe que su ubicación no solo la hace especialmente susceptible de sufrir terremotos. Su fundación sobre un lago hace que sea también tremendamente vulnerable ante inundaciones. Es por eso que, desde hace siete siglos, los habitantes de esta zona miran con cierto....

"No volverá a poblarse jamás": los 5 años en los que Ciudad de México "desapareció"

Sun, 16 May 2021 05:38:00 +0200guatevision (es)

Quien vive en Ciudad de México sabe que su ubicación no solo la hace especialmente susceptible de sufrir terremotos. Su fundación sobre un lago hace que sea también tremendamente vulnerable ante inundaciones. Es por eso que, desde hace siete siglos, los habitantes de esta zona miran con cierto....

“No volverá a poblarse jamás”: los 5 años en los que Ciudad de México “desapareció”

Sun, 16 May 2021 05:12:00 +0200prensalibre (es)

Su fundación sobre un lago hace que sea también tremendamente vulnerable ante inundaciones. Es por eso que, desde hace siete siglos, los habitantes de esta zona miran con cierto recelo al cielo cuando llueve con fuerza ante el temor de dramáticas consecuencias.

La devastadora catástrofe natural que hizo desaparecer una ciudad entera por cinco años

Sun, 16 May 2021 00:31:00 +0200lanacion-AR (es)

Quien vive en Ciudad de México sabe que su ubicación no solo la hace especialmente susceptible de sufrir terremotos. Su fundación sobre un lago hace que sea también tremendamente vulnerable ante inundaciones . Es por eso que, desde hace siete siglos, los habitantes de esta zona miran con cierto....

Cuando la Ciudad de México "desapareció" por una grave inundación

Sat, 15 May 2021 22:13:00 +0200eluniversal-MX (es)

Una de las mayores tragedias en la historia de Ciudad de México hizo que sus autoridades se plantearan construirla desde cero en otro lugar. Foto: Getty Images vía BBC Quien vive en Ciudad de México sabe que su ubicación no solo la hace especialmente susceptible de sufrir terremotos.

"No volverá a poblarse jamás": los 5 años en los que Ciudad de México "desapareció"

Sat, 15 May 2021 20:42:00 +0200laprensagrafica (es)

Getty Images Una de las mayores tragedias en la historia de Ciudad de México hizo que sus autoridades se plantearan construirla desde cero en otro lugar. Quien vive en Ciudad de México sabe que su ubicación no solo la hace especialmente susceptible de sufrir terremotos.

Mexico is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years, according to NASA

Sat, 08 May 2021 03:20:00 +0200explica (en)

Mexico faces one of the most intense and widespread droughts that affect 85% of the country. For example, Mexico City is experiencing its worst dry season in 30 years , according to images from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on its science news site.

New normals: The Southwest has grown hotter and drier over the past decade, data shows

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:04:00 +0200azcentral (en)

The Southwest has grown hotter and drier during the past decade, and new climate data from the federal government shows these changes have been dramatic, shifting the long-term averages that represent the region’s “normal.” The country’s updated climate “normals” were released Tuesday by the....

Mexico City rail overpass collapses, killing at least 13 people

Tue, 04 May 2021 08:37:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Temperatures expected to be 15F above average on Monday and Tuesday in drought-desiccated Sacramento area A dried lake bed at Folsom Lake in Folsom, California, near Sacramento. Photograph: Getty Images Dry, hot weather and strong winds have triggered a “red flag” fire warning for parts of northern....

La migrante que habló por México en la cumbre...Pascal Beltrán del Rio.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 20:17:00 +0200larevista (es)

Por Pascal Beltrán del Río. Lluvias torrenciales que cayeron el fin de semana del 19 y 20 de septiembre de 2015 sobre el Valle de Toluca dejaron entre 7 mil y 8 mil damnificados en municipios como Lerma y San Mateo Atenco. Una comunidad afectada fue la San Pedro Tultepec, bordeada por el río Lerma y la laguna de Chimaliapan.

85% of Mexico Is in a Drought

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:57:00 +0200ecowatch (en)

Lakes and reservoirs are drying up as 85% of Mexico is in a drought , with Mexico City in its worst drought in 30 years. Major reservoirs that supply the capital's 9 million residents are more than half empty, a result of three consecutive extremely dry years, and about 75% of the country's second-largest lake is dry.

Who is Xiye Bastida, the new Hispanic Greta Thunberg?

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:02:00 +0200explica (en)

04/23/2021 at 10:06 AM CEST. The climate summit that was held virtually yesterday and called by the US president allowed the light of a new star in environmental activism. It is about Xiye Bastida, a 19-year-old Mexican girl who severely rebuked world leaders for their climate inaction.

01:00 La migrante que habló por México en la cumbre

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:33:00 +0200excelsior (es)

23 de Abril de 2021. Lluvias torrenciales que cayeron el fin de semana del 19 y 20 de septiembre de 2015 sobre el Valle de Toluca dejaron entre 7 mil y 8 mil damnificados en municipios como Lerma y San Mateo Atenco. Una comunidad afectada fue la San Pedro Tultepec, bordeada por el río Lerma y la laguna de Chimaliapan.

Longer, more frequent droughts hit western US

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 02:47:00 +0200futurity (en)

In hopes of understanding how significantly rainfall totals and timing have changed in the past five decades, researchers analyzed daily meteorological data from over 300 long-term weather stations across the western US. “In the West, total annual rainfall has decreased by about 0.4 inches since the 1970s.

Drought Continues To Ravage Western U.S.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:22:00 +0200forbes (en)

"Dry is an understatement," northeast Colorado farmer Marc Arnusch, whose farm may have to idle 60% of its acres in the face of irrigation water rationing, told Progressive Farmer . "Last week, our irrigation district issued a 5% pro-rate, which means many of our farms will have two to four days' worth of irrigation water for the year.

New Mexico Acequias Prepare for Brutal Year Amid Drought

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:08:00 +0200claimsjournal (en)

For Maestas, whose family has helped maintain the acequia for generations, these conditions create a perfect storm ahead of what’s predicted to be a brutal year for New Mexico ’s beloved acequias. New Mexico’s acequia system consists of several hundred man-made waterways that use gravity to transport water for local farmers to irrigate their fields.

What Is Desertification, and Where Is It Happening?

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:22:00 +0200treehugger (en)

Desertification is a type of land degradation. It occurs when drylands become increasingly arid or desert-like. Desertification doesn’t necessarily mean that these water-scarce regions will transform into desert climates — only that their land’s natural productivity is lost and its surface and groundwater resources are diminished.

New snowpack totals suggest the 20-year Western drought will persist, intensify

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:32:00 +0200azcentral (en)

Lack of monsoon rainfall last summer and spotty snowfall this winter combined to worsen the Western drought dramatically in the past year, and spring snowmelt won’t bring much relief. Critical April 1 measurements of snow accumulations from mountain ranges across the region show that most streams....

Expect More Tropical Storms, NOAA Warns

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:33:00 +0200npr (en)

There are officially more storms occurring during the Atlantic hurricane season, according to updated storm records from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA defines the average number of storms based on activity over a 30-year period. On Friday, the agency announced the new period runs from 1991-2020.

Longer, more frequent periods of drought plague western United States

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:25:00 +0200smartwatermagazine (en)

Periods of drought in the western United States have become longer over the past 50 years, according to a new study from researchers in the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in partnership with the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

Drought worsens, limited irrigation expected for parts of Texas

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:57:00 +0200farmindustrynews (en)

experts. Row crop producers in drought-stricken parts of the state are pre-watering fields with the hope crops can establish and timely rains will improve growing conditions, according to AgriLife Extension agents and reports. But there are concerns that irrigation, and in some areas limited or....

Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:35:00 +0100sfgate (en)

FILE - This Feb. 17, 2021 file photo shows an empty irrigation canal at a tree farm in Corrales, N.M., with the Sandia Mountains in the background, as much of the West is mired in drought, with New Mexico , Arizona, Nevada and Utah being among the hardest hit.

GEOENGINEERING: 8 states are tweaking the weather (and it might not work)

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:17:00 +0100eep (en)

As the wind whips the particles across the mountaintops, drafts of air sweep them higher into the sky — so high that some of them eventually touch the clouds. There, an elegant transformation takes place. The crystalline silver iodide particles have a structure similar to ice — and inside a cloud, like attracts like.

The megadrought parching 77 percent of the Western US, explained

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:32:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

The Western US is in the midst of yet another dangerous dry spell. The drought has been building over the past year, and since November, a greater stretch of the West has been in the most severe category of drought than at any time in the 20 years that the National Drought Mitigation Center has been....

The megadrought parching 77 percent of the Western US, explained

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:36:00 +0100vox-energy-and-environment (en)

The Western US is in the midst of yet another dangerous dry spell. The drought has been building over the past year, and since November, a greater stretch of the West has been in the most severe category of drought than at any time in the 20 years that the National Drought Mitigation Center has been....

'You can't build any more houses here': Southwestern US drought is 'one of the most severe on record'

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:08:00 +0100alternet (en)

As climate change accelerates and goes from bad to worse, some places will receive too much rain while others don't receive nearly enough — and that will likely mean for some and severe droughts and wildfires for others. The southwestern United States, with its dry and arid climate, has long been....

Biden after U.S. airstrike: Iran "can't act with impunity. Be careful" - Yahoo News

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 04:42:00 +0100google-top-stories (en)

This Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Eta at 10:40 a.m. EST in the Gulf of Mexico , Theta, right, and a tropical wave to the south that became Tropical Storm Iota. An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020 - an extreme year for....

Americans can’t file their income taxes fast enough — but they should brace for some unwelcome news in their 2020 refunds

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 04:37:00 +0100en-finance-yahoo (en)

This Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Eta at 10:40 a.m. EST in the Gulf of Mexico , Theta, right, and a tropical wave to the south that became Tropical Storm Iota. An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020 - an extreme year for....

CPAC or Trump-PAC? Conservative conference delegates stick with Donald Trump

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:55:00 +0100news-yahoo (en)

This Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Eta at 10:40 a.m. EST in the Gulf of Mexico , Theta, right, and a tropical wave to the south that became Tropical Storm Iota. An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020 - an extreme year for....

Con calor ''atípico''

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:12:00 +0100yucatan (es)

Temperatura en México subió 1.4 grados en 2020. Mientras que la temperatura en el mundo registró en promedio un aumento de poco menos de un grado, en México subió casi grado y medio, lo que hizo de 2020 uno de los años más cálidos desde 1981, señaló Jorge Zavala Hidalgo, coordinador general del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.