Stories by William deBuys

William deBuys, a TomDispatch regular, is the author of seven books, most recently A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest. He has long been involved in environmental affairs in the Southwest, including service as founding chairman of the Valles Caldera Trust, which administers the 87,000-acre Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico. subscribe to William deBuys's feed

Superheated American City Dealing with 110 Degrees for 33 Days -- Phoenix Confronts Apocalyptic Climate Change

Posted on: Mar 14, 2013, Source: Tom Dispatch

Horrific heat, droughts, windstorms, water shortages and forest fires will plague nation's 13th largest city.

Get Used to the American West in Flames: What Living With the 'New Normal' Will Mean

Posted on: Jul 24, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

More than scenery is at stake, more even than the stability of soils, ecosystems, and watersheds. Here's why.

The Greatest Water Crisis in the History of Civilization: Coming to the American West?

Posted on: Dec 4, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

Think of the coming Age of Thirst in the American Southwest and West as a three-act tragedy of Shakespearean dimensions.

Gas Prospectors Exploit Public Lands

Posted on: Nov 14, 2006, Source: Orion Magazine

For a group of ranchers, this land was their land -- until the gas wells went in.