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California Farmers Dig Deeper For Water, Sipping Their Neighbors Dry
June 5th, 2015
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting report on water scarcity in California: A farm served by the San Luis Canal Company, which manages the water supply for about 45,000 acres in California. Early one morning in late April, Parvinder Hundal stood beside a hole in the ground at the edge of his almond […]
Read more »Seven Epic Droughts Devastating the Planet
June 4th, 2015
Via Eco Watch, a report on the seven epic droughts affecting the world today: Every inhabited continent, to varying degrees, faces extremely high water stress. That means that in certain areas more than 80 percent of the local water supply is withdrawn by businesses, farmers, residents and other consumers every year. Not all of that […]
Read more »Thirsty Nicaragua
June 4th, 2015
Via InterPress Service, a sobering article on water scarcity in Nicarauga: Nicaragua, the Central American country with the most abundant water sources, and where water – “agua” in Spanish – is even part of its name, is suffering one of its worst water crises in half a century, fuelled by climate change, deforestation and erosion. […]
Read more »ISIS Closes Iraq Dam Gates, Sparking Humanitarian Fears
June 3rd, 2015
Via Terra Daily, a report on ISIS’ use of water as a weapon: Islamic State group jihadists have closed the gates of a dam in the Iraqi city of Ramadi which they seized last month, posing a humanitarian and security threat, officials said Tuesday. IS fighters have repeatedly attempted to control dams in Iraq, in […]
Read more »In Israel, Desalinization At The Heart Of A Water Revolution
May 31st, 2015
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at Israel’s comprehensive efforts to combat water scarcity: At the peak of the drought, Shabi Zvieli, an Israeli gardener, feared for his livelihood. A hefty tax was placed on excessive household water consumption, penalizing families with lawns, swimming pools or leaky pipes. So many of Mr. Zvieli’s […]
Read more »The Tragedy Of The Aral Sea
May 30th, 2015
Via National Geographic, a detailed look at the tragedy of the Aral Sea since 1987, when the Aral Sea split into northern and southern halves. The completion of Kazakhstan’s Kokaral Dam in 2005 worsened the divide, reviving the northern sea but cutting off the southern sea from the Syr Darya river. By 2014, irrigation and […]
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