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How Climate Change Sparked A Multi-State Battle Over The Colorado River
April 21st, 2022
Via New York Magazine, a report on how climate change has sparked a multi-state battle over the Colorado River: The Colorado River’s 1,450-mile run begins amid the snowy pinnacles of the Rocky Mountains and ends in the subtropical waters of the Gulf of California. Over the millions of years the river has been running this course, […]
Read more »Iran Urges Afghanistan To Immediately Resolve Water Rights Issues
April 21st, 2022
Courtesy of The Iran Project, an article on Iran’s request that Afghanistan immediately resolve water rights issues between the two nations: Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has called on Afghanistan to immediately resolve issues surrounding Iran’s water rights from the Helmand River. In decrees addressed on Wednesday to the Iranian Foreign Ministry and a government […]
Read more »American’s Most Endangered Rivers
April 19th, 2022
A look at American Rivers’ recent report on US rivers at risk: Taking the unflattering title of America’s Most Endangered River 2022 is the once-mighty Colorado, according to a conservation group that issues a yearly assessment of riparian health across the country. Plagued by drought, pollution, and over drawing water, the massive waterway supports some […]
Read more »Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water
April 19th, 2022
Via The Columbian, an article on how the expanding drought is leaving the western U.S. scrambling for water: Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks widen. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by intense spring winds fill the valley, exacerbating the feeling of distress that is beginning to […]
Read more »Texas Drought
April 19th, 2022
Via Earth.org, a report on the water shortage in Texas: Extreme weather events related to climate change are forcing governments around the world to adapt their infrastructure systems accordingly to new pressures. For the US state of Texas, its record-low temperatures in February 2021 revealed the fragility of its water plants, creating a snowball effect […]
Read more »Iraq’s Worsening Water Crisis
April 19th, 2022
Via the Arab News, a look at Iraq’s worsening water crisis: Across Iraq, water sources that have been taken for granted and relied upon throughout centuries of hardship, chaos and drought are under threat. So too, as a result, are the livelihoods of many people in the country who find themselves facing unprecedented challenges in […]
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