And China tries to make it rain.
Western US states face Colorado River cuts; China induces rainfall to fight drought and heat. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. |
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- The federal government ordered Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico to reduce consumption of Colorado River water beginning in January. [CNBC / Catherine Clifford]
- Officials declared a shortage for the second year as historic drought and climate change strain the river's major reservoirs. [Grist / Zoya Teirstein and Jake Bittle]
- Arizona must reduce its yearly water consumption by 21 percent, Nevada by 8 percent, and Mexico by 7 percent. The cuts are expected to hurt farmers and reduce the available water for cities like Phoenix. [New York Times / Henry Fountain]
- Low water levels have also left Lake Mead, the nation's largest artificial reservoir, less than 25 percent full; without intervention, it could lose the capacity to power the Hoover Dam. [Associated Press / Sam Metz, Suman Naishadham, and Kathleen Ronayne]
- Local water officials are asking the federal government to create an even bolder plan to prevent the complete collapse of the Colorado River system. [CNN / Ella Nilsen]
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China tries to make it rain |
- Chinese officials in provinces surrounding the Yangtze River are seeding clouds to induce rainfall amid record drought and heat. [BBC]
- The rain is made when planes shoot silver iodide rods into clouds, forming ice crystals that help produce precipitation. [CNN and Reuters / Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy, and Shawn Deng]
- Officials hope the rain will help replenish the Yangtze River, which fell to its lowest recorded level last week. [South China Morning Post / Echo Xie]
- Meanwhile, Sichuan province said Wednesday it would ration power as China endures its longest heat wave — 64 days — since it began recording temperatures. Experts predict climate change will produce more frequent extreme weather in China. [Reuters / David Stanway]
- For more about how cloud seeding works, check out this video.
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Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the IRS to devise a plan to use the $80 billion in funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. [Axios / Ivana Saric] |
- After losing her bid for reelection in Wyoming on Tuesday, Rep. Liz Cheney launched a political action committee, suggesting plans for another run for office. [Insider / Sinéad Baker, Dave Levinthal, and Oma Seddiq]
- The first round of the WNBA playoffs begins Wednesday with the Chicago Sky playing the New York Liberty in Game 1. [FiveThirtyEight / Howard Megdal]
- Dozens are feared dead after a Wednesday explosion at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. [BBC]
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