Southwest utilities are diversifying their electricity assets.By Brett Walton, Circle of BlueIn late May, as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees, Arizona’s top water policy officials gathered in an air-conditioned Phoenix conference room. Their purpose that day was to decide whether the state should extend a longstanding drought emergency declaration. The standard indicators – minimal precipitation, low reservoirs, the second-hottest 12-month period on record – were not encouraging.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: October 21, 2025 10:09 PM
Atmospheric CO₂
424.8 ppm
+18.0
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1933.54 ppb
+12.29
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year