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An Agricultural Kingdom From Dust
February 3rd, 2018

Via California Sunday Magazine, an interesting article on politics of water in California’s agricultural industry: On a summer day in the San Joaquin Valley, 101 in the shade, I merge onto Highway 99 past downtown Fresno and steer through the vibrations of heat. I’m headed to the valley’s deep south, to a little farmworker town […]

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Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next
February 3rd, 2018

Via National Geographic, a look at the hydrocopalypse unfolding in Cape Town and other cities around the world that may face similar crises: By late spring, four million people in the city of Cape Town—one of Africa’s most affluent metropolises—may have to stand in line surrounded by armed guards to collect rations of the region’s most […]

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Boko Haram: Exacerbating and Benefiting From Food and Water Insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin
February 1st, 2018

Via Future Directions International, commentary on the impact that water insecurity is having upon the rise/influence of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region: Key Points The Lake Chad basin suffers from multiple security stressors, including widespread unemployment, poverty and conflict. Rising food and water insecurity exacerbates the tensions that arise from these stressors. Food […]

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