In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm’s water use
A large hay and alfalfa farm using a mechanized overhead irrigation system that moves in a circle is seen on March 10, 2021 in Needles, California. This desert valley on the border of Arizona and Nevada uses groundwater drawn from the Colorado River to grow hay and alfalfa, much of which comes from animals from […]
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
Washington – Arizona, Nevada and California announced on Monday that they were prepared to reduce vaccine use. The Declining Colorado River This is in exchange for federal funding and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens critical water supplies in the western United States. $1.2 billion plan, breakthrough potential A year-long stalemateBy 2026, when current […]
Arizona farmers rely on drought-stricken Colorado River to water crops : NPR
A dry irrigation canal passes between fields in Maricopa, Arizona, on August 18, 2022. Matt York/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Matt York/Associated Press A dry irrigation canal passes between fields in Maricopa, Arizona, on August 18, 2022. Matt York/Associated Press Kathy England is a fifth generation farmer in Pinal County, Arizona. For decades, her […]
Drought-stricken US southwest pays the price for Gulf-owned farms exporting ‘virtual water’
In La Paz County, Arizona, about two-and-a-half hours from the state capital of Phoenix, communities face an increasingly serious problem. they are running out of water. the entire southwestern United States the worst drought After 1,200 years, the underground aquifer is considered a lifeline.But county water workers recently I got it Some wells have dried […]
