Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas
Tim Hammerich
News Reporter
Scientists at the USDA Southwest Climate Hub and California Climate Hub have developed a browsable map-based tool that addresses water scarcity in the U.S. Southwest. Research Scientist Noah Silber-Coats says the Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas (WATA) consolidates over 200 case studies onto a map for location-specific information on water adaptation approaches.
Silber-Coats… “We know a lot about the problem of water scarcity. We know the climate is getting hotter. The southwest is getting hotter and drier, and we know people are doing things to respond and adapt, but we don't have a good resource to bring those stories together, right? So they put together a grant to hire somebody, and that ended up being me to build this thing. It was originally gonna be called Water Adaptation Techniques Resource, and I said let's make it geographic, right? Let's put each of these solutions or success stories in a particular location and we'll call it the Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas. And yeah, so we have over 200 cases covering about 50 different specific categories that people can then go in and search and find exactly what they're looking for. Whether it's cover crops, whether it's sprinkler irrigation practices, wide variety of things.”
Tune in tomorrow for more on how the Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas is helping farmers adapt to water scarcity.
