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  1. In #Texas, #CorpusChristi’s #watercrisis may be a glimpse into the future
    5yr #drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and #oil and #gas industry.
    Corpus Christi is one of largest petrochemical hubs in US, oil, gas, and other industrial facilities account for between 50 to 60% of city’s #water usage. One enormous plastics plant owned by #ExxonMobil and #SaudiArabia, used just under 5B gallons of water in 2024
    grist.org/drought/corpus-chris

  2. In #Texas, #CorpusChristi’s #watercrisis may be a glimpse into the future
    5yr #drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and #oil and #gas industry.
    Corpus Christi is one of largest petrochemical hubs in US, oil, gas, and other industrial facilities account for between 50 to 60% of city’s #water usage. One enormous plastics plant owned by #ExxonMobil and #SaudiArabia, used just under 5B gallons of water in 2024
    grist.org/drought/corpus-chris

  3. In , ’s may be a glimpse into the future
    5yr , a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and and industry.
    Corpus Christi is one of largest petrochemical hubs in US, oil, gas, and other industrial facilities account for between 50 to 60% of city’s usage. One enormous plastics plant owned by and , used just under 5B gallons of water in 2024
    grist.org/drought/corpus-chris

  4. In #Texas, #CorpusChristi’s #watercrisis may be a glimpse into the future
    5yr #drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and #oil and #gas industry.
    Corpus Christi is one of largest petrochemical hubs in US, oil, gas, and other industrial facilities account for between 50 to 60% of city’s #water usage. One enormous plastics plant owned by #ExxonMobil and #SaudiArabia, used just under 5B gallons of water in 2024
    grist.org/drought/corpus-chris

  5. In #Texas, #CorpusChristi’s #watercrisis may be a glimpse into the future
    5yr #drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and #oil and #gas industry.
    Corpus Christi is one of largest petrochemical hubs in US, oil, gas, and other industrial facilities account for between 50 to 60% of city’s #water usage. One enormous plastics plant owned by #ExxonMobil and #SaudiArabia, used just under 5B gallons of water in 2024
    grist.org/drought/corpus-chris

  6. One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more:

    flip.it/ae2hSz

    #Science #Texas #Climate #CorpusChristi

  7. One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more:

    flip.it/ae2hSz

    #Science #Texas #Climate #CorpusChristi

  8. One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more:

    flip.it/ae2hSz

    #Science #Texas #Climate #CorpusChristi

  9. One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more:

    flip.it/ae2hSz

    #Science #Texas #Climate #CorpusChristi

  10. One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more:

    flip.it/ae2hSz

    #Science #Texas #Climate #CorpusChristi

  11. Featured: What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the #drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #water #politics #USpol #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #news

  12. Featured: What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the #drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #water #politics #USpol #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #news

  13. Featured: What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the #drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #water #politics #USpol #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #news

  14. Featured: What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the #drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #water #politics #USpol #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #news

  15. Featured: What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the #drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #water #politics #USpol #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #news

  16. From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: As Corpus Christi approaches a water emergency, both communities and industry are in a rush to find new sources for millions of gallons of #water per day. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #environment #ClimateChange #news #CorpusChristi #drought

  17. From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: As Corpus Christi approaches a water emergency, both communities and industry are in a rush to find new sources for millions of gallons of #water per day. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #environment #ClimateChange #news #CorpusChristi #drought

  18. From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: As Corpus Christi approaches a water emergency, both communities and industry are in a rush to find new sources for millions of gallons of #water per day. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #environment #ClimateChange #news #CorpusChristi #drought

  19. From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: As Corpus Christi approaches a water emergency, both communities and industry are in a rush to find new sources for millions of gallons of #water per day. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #environment #ClimateChange #news #CorpusChristi #drought

  20. From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: As Corpus Christi approaches a water emergency, both communities and industry are in a rush to find new sources for millions of gallons of #water per day. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #environment #ClimateChange #news #CorpusChristi #drought

  21. Our top story: Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May.
    texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #drought #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news

  22. Our top story: Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May.
    texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #drought #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news

  23. Our top story: Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May.
    texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #drought #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news

  24. Our top story: Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May.
    texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #drought #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news

  25. Our top story: Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May.
    texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #CorpusChristi #environment #ClimateChange #drought #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news

  26. Our top story: Industrial facilities now account for 50 to 60% of the city’s total #water consumption—reflecting the scale at which industrial demand now operates within a system never sized for prolonged drought at this level of consumption. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #Texas #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #ClimateChange #environment

  27. Our top story: Industrial facilities now account for 50 to 60% of the city’s total #water consumption—reflecting the scale at which industrial demand now operates within a system never sized for prolonged drought at this level of consumption. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #Texas #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #ClimateChange #environment

  28. Our top story: Industrial facilities now account for 50 to 60% of the city’s total #water consumption—reflecting the scale at which industrial demand now operates within a system never sized for prolonged drought at this level of consumption. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #Texas #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #ClimateChange #environment

  29. Our top story: Industrial facilities now account for 50 to 60% of the city’s total #water consumption—reflecting the scale at which industrial demand now operates within a system never sized for prolonged drought at this level of consumption. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #Texas #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #ClimateChange #environment

  30. Our top story: Industrial facilities now account for 50 to 60% of the city’s total #water consumption—reflecting the scale at which industrial demand now operates within a system never sized for prolonged drought at this level of consumption. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

    #Texas #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #ClimateChange #environment