Name: What you NEED to know about the Droughts, Colorado River, Water & Food Shortages.
Uploaded: 2022-09-29T22:00:11+00:00
Duration: 10 min 4 s
Description: From the Colorado River to Lake Mead and Lake Powell, unprecedented low water levels are causing severe drought conditions. These drought conditions are creating a the perfect storm as we enter into o

1 year ago

From the Colorado River to Lake Mead and Lake Powell, unprecedented low water levels are causing severe drought conditions. These drought conditions are creating a the perfect storm as we enter into our food insecure future. Check out the Endemic Times article covering this topic here: https://www.endemictimes.com/blog/our-food-insecure-future

Links in Article:
My High Plains:
https://www.myhighplains.com/water-and-drought-on-the-high-plains/the-ogallala-aquifer-when-will-the-wells-run-dry-what-then/
USDA:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/wheat-sector-at-a-glance/
MSNBC:
https://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/adai/news/Dai_Drought_MSNBC.htm
EDO:
https://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/edov2/php/index.php?id=1052
Plant Maps:
https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-mexico-drought-monitor-map.php
Drought Monitor:
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx
NASA (Lake Mead):
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dramatic-nasa-satellite-images-show-lake-mead-water-levels-receded-200-rcna39803
NASA (Lake Powell):
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150249/lake-powell-still-shrinking