Tag: drought
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Texas Water Journal publishes special issue
The new issue includes seven extended abstracts, covering flood susceptibility assessment, surface water quality changes, remote sensing and drought effects, and more.
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Q&A: Texas drought outlook with NOAA’s Joel Lisonbee
As summer begins and a forecasted El Niño approaches, get a big-picture look ahead at drought conditions.
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Drought update: August 2023
As an unforgettable August comes to a close, Texas’ groundwater and surface water supplies continue to show the impacts of drought conditions and record-breaking heat. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s Aug. 22 report showed: Drought and extreme heat impact every part of the Texas communities and economies — agricultural production is stressed and requires more water, many municipal…
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Rain, wind and fire: What La Niña means for Texas’ winter fire season
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Texas’ winter/spring wildfire season is about to begin. Fire experts predict it could be a particularly active season due in large part to the presence of La Niña this year. The weather pattern often brings drier, warmer weather, and strong winds: the perfect recipe for fire. “Mid-February through mid-April is…
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Feb. 19 program to focus on managing drought in the middle Rio Grande Basin
An educational program called “Managing Under Drought: Water Management Information for Growers in the Middle Rio Grande” will be offered Feb. 19 in El Paso. The program is free and will be from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in El Paso, 1380 A&M Circle. The Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M AgriLife…
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With extreme temperatures, will the summer of 2018 be one of Texas’ hottest?
Everything is bigger in Texas including the temperatures. On July 23, the temperature in Waco peaked at 114 degrees and the temperature in San Angelo was 108, the highest ever recorded for both cities, according to the Office of the Texas State Climatologist (OSC) at Texas A&M University. The office reported that numerous locations across the state…
