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Wisconsin Groundwater Dispute: A Warning Signal For The Eastern United States
October 26th, 2015
Via Circle of Blue, a report on how water problems in states east of the Mississippi River mirror those of the dry American West: When it pulled back from the North American mid-continent roughly 10,000 years ago, the Laurentide Ice Sheet left the state of Wisconsin a lovely basket of geological parting gifts: rich soils, […]
Read more »The Helmand River And Afghan-Iranian Water Relations
October 23rd, 2015
Via the International Water Law Project blog, a look at Afghan-Iranian water relations: The Helmand River and its major tributary, the Arghandab, drain 43% of Afghanistan including most of the southern part of the country. It has an average discharge of approximately 140m3/s, but is highly variable both annually and seasonally as the waters are […]
Read more »South Africa: Drought May Cause Urban Water Shortages
October 23rd, 2015
Via Bloomberg, an article on South Africa’s water woes: Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa’s biggest city and the nation’s capital, may experience “localized problems” in water supply because of a drought and high demand, according to Rand Water Services Pty Ltd., which supplies Johannesburg and Pretoria. Residents should use water sparingly during the current period of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Can China’s South-North Water Transfer Co-Exist With Industry?
October 19th, 2015
Via China Dialogue, an article on the impact of China’s huge water transfer scheme on traditional industries: Sixty-two years after Chairman Mao first envisioned the South-North Water Transfer project, the Middle Route (SNWT-MR) formally began transferring supplies of water from Danjiangkou reservoir on the border of Hubei and Henan in December 2014. In the first phase […]
Read more »Uzbek Leader Warns Of Water Wars
October 17th, 2015
Via World Bulletin, a report on Central Asian water challenges: Uzbek President Islam Karimov said Thursday that full-scale war could begin in Central Asia if Kyrgyzstan does not stop building new water-power plants under Russian patronage. “Cascade of water-power plants on cross-border rivers will leave irrigation ditches without any water, and Aral Sea will run dry,” said […]
Read more »Rising Costs of Water: Dire Consequences For Afghans In Battle With Iranians
October 16th, 2015
Via The Guardian, a report on a village on the Afghan-Iran border which is caught up in a deadly, regional struggle for the most precious resource: Where the Hari Rud river bends north to form a natural border between Iran andAfghanistan, a patch of thick forest allows Iranian border police to remain unseen as they observe the […]
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