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Drought is extreme in far West Texas and portions of Central and South Texas. Unfortunately things are likely going to get worse before they get better. Drought is expected to intensify across almost all the state, with below-average precip expected through May.
March 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Drought is extreme in far West Texas and portions of Central and South Texas. Unfortunately things are likely going to get worse before they get better. Drought is expected to intensify across almost all the state, with below-average precip expected through May.
Rivers and creeks are also in bad shape, particularly in West and Central Texas. The red dots represents stream gages where flow is currently at or below the 10th percentile for this time of year. E.g. Parts of the Pedernales and Guadalupe are barely a trickle and are setting record lows.
March 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Rivers and creeks are also in bad shape, particularly in West and Central Texas. The red dots represents stream gages where flow is currently at or below the 10th percentile for this time of year. E.g. Parts of the Pedernales and Guadalupe are barely a trickle and are setting record lows.
This isn't a chart per se, but here's today's reading at the J-17 well, the well used as an index for the health of the Edwards Aquifer, the source for most of San Antonio's drinking water and the lifeblood of San Marcos, Comal & Barton Springs. It's about 40 ft below normal for this time of yr.
March 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This isn't a chart per se, but here's today's reading at the J-17 well, the well used as an index for the health of the Edwards Aquifer, the source for most of San Antonio's drinking water and the lifeblood of San Marcos, Comal & Barton Springs. It's about 40 ft below normal for this time of yr.
Most startling to me is Canyon Lake. I grew up fishing/boating here, and Canyon was just incredibly reliable. Now it's in precipitous decline, thanks in part to the insatiable demand of downstream industry. Background: This great @dylanbaddour.bsky.social story www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/t...
March 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Most startling to me is Canyon Lake. I grew up fishing/boating here, and Canyon was just incredibly reliable. Now it's in precipitous decline, thanks in part to the insatiable demand of downstream industry. Background: This great @dylanbaddour.bsky.social story www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/t...
If you zoom into individual reservoirs, the problem looks even more acute. E.g. Lake Amistad, a massive impoundment on the Rio Grande near Del Rio, has never been this low. Mexico's water debt plays a big part, but so does persistent drought & the slow death of the Rio as a viable river system.
March 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you zoom into individual reservoirs, the problem looks even more acute. E.g. Lake Amistad, a massive impoundment on the Rio Grande near Del Rio, has never been this low. Mexico's water debt plays a big part, but so does persistent drought & the slow death of the Rio as a viable river system.
We get a taste of what life was like in the Middle Ages and the response from some of these guys is "More of that!"
March 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We get a taste of what life was like in the Middle Ages and the response from some of these guys is "More of that!"
The mere filing of legislation has had an impact by signaling to agencies & corporations that they shouldn’t do business w/ media in disfavor. Eg In recent years TX Tribune lost sponsorships from Texas A&M, UT-Austin & Texas State University System. Legislation in ‘23 appears to have played a part.
March 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The mere filing of legislation has had an impact by signaling to agencies & corporations that they shouldn’t do business w/ media in disfavor. Eg In recent years TX Tribune lost sponsorships from Texas A&M, UT-Austin & Texas State University System. Legislation in ‘23 appears to have played a part.
Sicich is the antithesis of a lazy federal worker. Before she was fired, she was essentially working two jobs at the refuge, and had grown deeply attached to the land.
“Even on my days off, I would come out here and just go birdwatching... It’s really not just work—it’s a place I want to be.”
“Even on my days off, I would come out here and just go birdwatching... It’s really not just work—it’s a place I want to be.”
March 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sicich is the antithesis of a lazy federal worker. Before she was fired, she was essentially working two jobs at the refuge, and had grown deeply attached to the land.
“Even on my days off, I would come out here and just go birdwatching... It’s really not just work—it’s a place I want to be.”
“Even on my days off, I would come out here and just go birdwatching... It’s really not just work—it’s a place I want to be.”