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Climate Change May Dry Up Important U.S. Reservoirs
As climate change makes the regions of the West, Southwest, and Great Plains warmer and drier, water demand will continue to increase, and the combined effect will place an ever greater burden on the country’s fresh water supplies.[read more]
Arizona: Climate Impact Ground Zero?
"A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest", the recent book written by William deBuys, is getting some attention. The NYTimes summed up the book by quoting the author: "The story of the West is essentially a story about water". The reporter paused then quoted deBuys again: "and its...[read more]
Is Mount Everest the Best Place for Solar Power?
A new study on the impact of regional temperature differences on solar generating potential arrives at some surprising conclusions about the world's best locations for solar power. While the US desert southwest still ranks high, as you'd expect, it turns out that some of the best sites may be in places most of us would never suspect,...[read more]
FERC: “Weather-Related Causes” Explain Power Supply Problems During 2011's Extreme Winter
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) have issued their report on the events surrounding electric power and natural gas supply interruptions around the Southwest United States in early February, 2001. The culprit? According to the press release: “the task force...[read more]
Dust Storm Gives Phoenix A Preview of Mega-Drought
This blog before noted that over the last decade the Southwest U.S. has suffered the sharpest temperature increase on the continent. Brad Johnson now reports on a dust storm up to 50 miles wide and a mile high that “descended on the Phoenix area. “We heard from a lot of people who lived here for a number of storms and this was...[read more]
Interior Secretary Salazar, Senator Reid announce ‘Fast-Track’ initiatives for up to 100,000 MW of solar energy development on Western lands
The Bureau of Land Management has nearly 160 active solar project applications, “with a projected capacity to generate 97,000 megawatts of electricity” — equal to nearly 30% of the nation’s household electrical consumption. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced a...[read more]
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