Texas Is Already Running Out of Water

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Two consecutive summers of brutal heat and drought have left some parts of Texas with notably low water supplies going into 2024.

A wet year or a well-placed hurricane could quickly pull these regions back from the brink. But winter rains have disappointed so far. Last week’s downpours are the first in weeks for parts of the state and they won’t hit the watersheds that need them most.

Looking ahead, forecasters increasingly expect another scorching summer here this year.

That’s bad news for places like far-south Texas, where big reservoirs on the Lower Rio Grande fell from

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