{"id":10276,"date":"2012-05-11T10:08:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T15:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2012-05-11T11:24:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T16:24:29","slug":"water-water-everywhere-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Water, Water, Everywhere (For Now)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10276 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/img_5011\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/IMG_5011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/IMG_5011-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/IMG_5011-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/IMG_5011-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10380'>\n\t\t\t\tRain falls in Bastrop, Texas Thursday afternoon.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/6038734313_07ffbb2506_z\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6038734313_07ffbb2506_z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6038734313_07ffbb2506_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6038734313_07ffbb2506_z-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6038734313_07ffbb2506_z-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10288'>\n\t\t\t\tAs much as three inches of rain have fallen on the state in the last 24 hours\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/6804132589_90de7c44ac_z\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6804132589_90de7c44ac_z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6804132589_90de7c44ac_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6804132589_90de7c44ac_z-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6804132589_90de7c44ac_z-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10287'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue skies over a lake outside of Houston, Texas\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/6039335428_1900924758_z\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6039335428_1900924758_z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6039335428_1900924758_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6039335428_1900924758_z-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/6039335428_1900924758_z-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10286'>\n\t\t\t\tThe National Weather Service is predicting more rain today\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/4661418019_1c707c6274_z\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/4661418019_1c707c6274_z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/4661418019_1c707c6274_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/4661418019_1c707c6274_z-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/4661418019_1c707c6274_z-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10284'>\n\t\t\t\tWater trickles down from Clear Lake in Houston\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/detroit-tigers-v-texas-rangers-game-two\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/128805234-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/128805234-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/128805234-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/128805234-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10282'>\n\t\t\t\tA fan waits after Game Two of the American League Championship Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington was postponed due to inclement weather on October 9, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/hurricane-ike-makes-landfall-on-texas-coast-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82873480-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82873480-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82873480-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82873480-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10281'>\n\t\t\t\tCattle stand in high water on a flooded farm after Hurricane Ike hit September 15, 2008 in Winnie, Texas.  Ike caused extensive damage along the Texas Gold Coast, leaving millions without power.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/coastal-texas-faces-heavy-damage-after-hurricane-ike-6\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82862838-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82862838-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82862838-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82862838-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10280'>\n\t\t\t\tA steer is reflected in water as it sits on the high ground of Rt 10 because pastures are filled with brackish flood waters from the storm surge of Hurricane Ike September 17, 2008 in Jefferson County Texas, Texas. Hundreds of cattle have died and more are expected die after drinking the brackish water. Hurricane Ike caused wide spread damage and power outages on the Texas coast. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/hurricane-ike-makes-landfall-on-texas-coast\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82829827-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82829827-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82829827-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/82829827-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10279'>\n\t\t\t\t Cattle stand in high water on a flooded farm after Hurricane Ike hit September 15, 2008 in Winnie, Texas.  Ike caused extensive damage along the Texas Gold Coast, leaving millions without power.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/chris-howell-of-dallas-gets-a-break-from-the-stifl\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/51638434-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chris Howell of Dallas gets a break from the stifling heat by riding his bicycle through the water sculpture at Fountain Place in downtown Dallas, TX, 20 July. Temperatures in Dallas topped the 100 degree mark (38 celsius) for the 15th day in a row.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/51638434-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/51638434-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/51638434-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/11\/water-water-everywhere-for-now\/heat-wave-stretches-from-arizona-to-the-southeast-coast\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/669687-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/669687-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/669687-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/05\/669687-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10277'>\n\t\t\t\tA young boy cools off in the Volcano Lake slide, July 20, 2000, at the Wet &#8221;N&#8221; Wild Waterworld in Anthony, Texas. A heat wave that stretches from Arizona to the southeast coast, is being blamed for at least 12 deaths in Texas and another six in Alabama and Louisiana. Health officials in some states say they won&#8221;t know how many people have died from sweltering temperatures until autopsies are complete. High humidity is making heat in the Southeast even deadlier than the dry heat of the Southwest.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/water.weather.gov\/precip\/\"> raining<\/a> (and in some cases, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/weather\/entries\/2012\/05\/10\/another_shot_at.html\">flooding<\/a>) across Texas. A popular question this morning will be: Is the Drought Over? And the answer to that largely depends on where you are. If you&#8217;re in East Texas, the answer is a <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/08\/for-now-the-texas-drought-stays-on-one-side-of-a-divided-line\/\">qualified yes<\/a>. (Many reservoirs <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/10\/how-much-rain-it-would-take-to-fill-the-highland-lakes\/\">still haven&#8217;t recovered<\/a>.) In West Texas? There&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/04\/16\/with-rain-falling-on-texas-cities-drought-rages-on-in-the-rural-west\/\">still a ways to go<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But regardless of whether or not the drought is technically abating, the issues behind it are here to stay. Texas is growing rapidly, and will not have enough water to meet its needs unless changes are made. (For an invigorating discussion of those issues, <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/09\/asking-the-tough-questions-about-water-in-texas\/\">check out this Twitter chat <\/a>from earlier in the week.)<\/p>\n<p>For now, it&#8217;s nice to take a breath and appreciate the <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/04\/02\/even-a-wet-winter-hasnt-broken-the-great-texas-drought\/\">wet winter <\/a>behind us and the <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/05\/04\/adios-la-nina-but-will-she-return\/\">hopefully-wet Spring\/Summer ahead<\/a>. Above is a slideshow of scenes of water in Texas to feast your eyes on in the meantime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s raining (and in some cases, flooding) across Texas. A popular question this morning will be: Is the Drought Over? And the answer to that largely depends on where you are. If you&#8217;re in East Texas, the answer is a qualified yes. (Many reservoirs still haven&#8217;t recovered.) In West Texas? There&#8217;s still a ways to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":10288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58],"tags":[61,140,85],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}