Arid Ambition - Part 5: The Mirage of Augmentation and the Looming End19 April 2019·1877 words·9 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Water Scarcity Colorado River Sustainability Climate-Change Water Crisis Disaster Analysis Innovation History Policy and Critique Sustainability
Arid Ambition - Part 4: Teton and the Price of Engineering Hubris18 April 2019·1428 words·7 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Dam Failures Teton Dam Engineering Disasters Hubris Water Management Disaster Analysis Innovation History Policy and Critique Sustainability
Arid Ambition - Part 3: The Gods of Concrete and the Pork Barrel17 April 2019·1330 words·7 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Dams Hoover Dam Water Projects Federal Funding Engineering Disaster Analysis Innovation History Policy and Critique Sustainability
Arid Ambition - Part 2: The Syndicate That Stole a River16 April 2019·2275 words·11 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Water Rights Political Corruption Los Angeles Owens Valley Water Management Disaster Analysis Innovation History Policy and Critique Sustainability
Arid Ambition: Conquering the American Desert15 April 2019·120 words·1 minHistory and Critical Analysis Water Crisis American West Desert Reclamation Engineering Disasters Hubris Farmland Explorers Disaster Analysis Innovation History Policy and Critique Sustainability
Arid Ambition - Part 1: John Wesley Powell and the Folly of Settlement15 April 2019·2037 words·10 minsHistory and Critical Analysis American West Water Crisis Exploration John Wesley Powell Desert Disaster Analysis Innovation History Policy and Critique Sustainability