{"id":19412,"date":"2023-05-10T22:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-economist-magazine-article-titled-americas-reservoirs-are-drying-up\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T22:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:49:02","slug":"the-economist-magazine-article-titled-americas-reservoirs-are-drying-up","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-economist-magazine-article-titled-americas-reservoirs-are-drying-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The Economist magazine article titled \u201cAmerica\u2019s Reservoirs Are Drying Up\u201d."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Economist magazine article titled \u201cAmerica\u2019s Reservoirs Are Drying Up\u201d.
\n\u201cIn 2021 California shut down a power station at Lake Oroville, one of the state\u2019s largest
\nreservoirs, when water levels fell below what is needed for electricity generation. A study
\nfrom Oak Ridge National Laboratory warns that government-owned reservoirs in Idaho,
\nOregon and Washington could see hydropower generation decrease during summer
\nmonths. The term \u201cdead pool\u201d will join \u201cmegadrought\u201d on the lips of Americans in the
\nsummer of 2023, as some reservoirs approach the level where they can no longer send
\nwater downstream, let alone generate electric power.\u201d (Chapter 9: Replenishable but
\nDepeletable Resources: Water; Chapter 7: The Transition from Deptetable to
\nRenewable Resources; Chapter 16: Climate Change)
\nIn your opinion, what are the economic impacts of reservoir? How do droughts affect
\nwater supply and demand by water sources (i.e. surface water and groundwater)? Analyze
\nthe direct and ripple effects of low storage in major reservoirs in California\u2019s San Joaquin
\nValley under exceptional drought conditions and discuss the possible solutions.
\nKey words: Climate Change; Water scarcity; Reservoirs; Surface Water; Goundwater
\nPumping; Water Rights<\/div>\n
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