Drought goes global

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Western US states face Colorado River cuts; China induces rainfall to fight drought and heat.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS It's really dry out West Ethan Miller/Getty Images The federal government ordered Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico to reduce consumption of Colorado River water beginning in January. [CNBC / Catherine Clifford] Officials declared a shortage for the second year as historic drought and climate change strain the river's major reservoirs. [Grist / Zoya Teirstein and Jake Bittle] Arizona must reduce its yearly water consumption by 21 percent, Nevada by 8 percent, and Mexico by 7 percent. The cuts are expected to hurt farmers and reduce the available water for cities like Phoenix. [New York Times / Henry Fountain] Low water levels have also left Lake Mead, the nation's largest artificial reservoir, less than 25 percent full; without intervention, it could lose the capacity to power the Hoover Dam. [Associated Press / Sam Metz, Suman Naishadham, and Kathleen Ronayne] Local water officials are asking the federal government to create an even bolder plan to prevent the complete collapse of the Colorado River system. [CNN / Ella Nilsen] China tries to make it rain Chinese officials in provinces surrounding the Yangtze River are seeding clouds to induce rainfall amid record drought and heat. [BBC] The rain is made when planes shoot silver iodide rods into clouds, forming ice crystals that help produce precipitation. [CNN and Reuters / Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy, and Shawn Deng] Officials hope the rain will help replenish the Yangtze River, which fell to its lowest recorded level last week. [South China Morning Post / Echo Xie] Meanwhile, Sichuan province said Wednesday it would ration power as China endures its longest heat wave — 64 days — since it began recording temperatures. Experts predict climate change will produce more frequent extreme weather in China. [Reuters / David Stanway] For more about how cloud seeding works, check out this video. MISCELLANEOUS Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the IRS to devise a plan to use the $80 billion in funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. [Axios / Ivana Saric] After losing her bid for reelection in Wyoming on Tuesday, Rep. Liz Cheney launched a political action committee, suggesting plans for another run for office. [Insider / Sinéad Baker, Dave Levinthal, and Oma Seddiq] The first round of the WNBA playoffs begins Wednesday with the Chicago Sky playing the New York Liberty in Game 1. [FiveThirtyEight / Howard Megdal] Dozens are feared dead after a Wednesday explosion at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. [BBC]   Support our journalism   Reader contributions help keep newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. Give VERBATIM "The water's just not there. That's the stone-cold reality, and no amount of politicking can change that." [Jennifer Pitt, Colorado River program director at the National Audubon Society / NYT] LISTEN TO THIS Can ovaries make eggs? There's an old story scientists tell about human ovaries: that they are ticking clocks that only lose eggs, never gain them. Now that story might be changing, opening the door to new treatments for infertility and menopause.   Listen now   ▶ Read more from Vox Liz Cheney lost her election battle. She's still in a war on Trumpism Anal and oral sex spread monkeypox. Let's talk about it Netflix's smash-hit romance Purple Hearts is a political hate-watch   Airlines are trying to resurrect the Concorde era 4 underrated parts of the Inflation Reduction Act This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.