Tag: txH2O highlight
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txH2O highlight
Did you know a whole crop can be irrigated using a cell phone app? July is Smart Irrigation Month and TWRI has many resources about modern irrigation practices for producers in our magazine, txH2O. The article, 21st Century Irrigation, discusses different technologies being researched and used by today’s producers to irrigate crops. Across the Ogallala Aquifer region, new…
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txH2O highlight: Advancing conservation
Summer is here, and despite the recent increase in rainfall, water conservation is still important for the increasing population of Texas. txH2O highlight No. 6 is an article about how homeowners and utilities can conserve water using new technologies. Included in the article, Advancing conservation, are the results of surveys by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists on…
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txH2O highlight: How to deal with extremes
April showers have brought some May floods. This month’s txH2O highlight includes a list of resources related to flooding and drought. The article, How to deal with extremes, from the Fall 2016 Texas’ extreme weather issue, provides readers with information about resources they can count on when Texas weather gets intense. When there is flooding, there are several real-time resources…
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txH2O highlight: Texas is vulnerable to climate change
April’s txH2O highlight is about the predictions of climate change impacts in Texas. The article, Texas is vulnerable to climate change, from the winter 2008 climate change issue, mentions future challenges resulting from increased populations, hotter temperatures and high greenhouse gas emissions. Two Texas A&M researchers were interviewed about the vulnerabilities Texas may face because of the changing…
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txH2O highlight: Underground and Under Scrutiny
This month’s txH2O highlight was chosen with Groundwater Awareness Week (March 11-15) in mind. Underground and Under Scrutiny from the Summer 2014 groundwater issue of txH2O examines the options for keeping the growing number of residents in Texas supplied with water. Groundwater is a major water supply source for residents in Texas, but groundwater supplies are projected to decrease because of depletion from…
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txH2O highlight: Breaking Barriers
This month’s txH2O highlight focuses on a Texas wetland restoration project. The saltwater marsh, known as Magic Ridge Marsh in Magnolia Beach, Texas, covers roughly 14 square miles, stretching from Magnolia Beach to Indianola in Calhoun County. These wetlands connect to Matagorda Bay, but blocked tidal flow caused steady degradation to Magic Ridge Marsh, leading to large…
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A look back: txH2O Highlights
txH2O, a biannual magazine publication of the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) since 2005, features stories on current water resources research and outreach programs and priority water issues facing Texas. This month, Conservation Matters is beginning a new series, txH2O Highlights, that looks back at some of the previous articles that are still relevant today. Our first txH2O Highlight is an…
