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The Thirsty Dragon: Drought Shrinks China’s Largest Freshwater Lake By 75%
August 19th, 2022
Via CGTN, an article on the impact of drought on China’s largest freshwater lake by 75%: Drought conditions triggered by sustained hot weather and low precipitation in east China’s Jiangxi Province have reduced the country’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang, by 75 percent, authorities said on Thursday. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the total area […]
Read more »A Next-Level Water Crisis: Colorado River Basin Faces Tier 2 Restrictions
August 18th, 2022
Via Yale Climate Connections, a report on the unprecedented move to Tier 2 restrictions as southwestern states wrangle over how to cut water use: The grinding megadrought that’s plagued the southwestern United States since 2000 plunged to a new level of seriousness on Tuesday, August 16, as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that the first-ever […]
Read more »For Business, Water Scarcity Is Where Climate Change Hits Home
August 18th, 2022
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on the impact of water scarcity on business: One of your columnist’s favourite ways of passing a hot afternoon in Monterrey, three hours south of Mexico’s border with Texas, is with a cold bottle of locally brewed Bohemia beer alongside a plate of cabrito (roast kid). For a business writer, it […]
Read more »Colorado River Crisis Continues
August 18th, 2022
Via The Land Desk, commentary on the Colorado River crisis: THE NEWS: “Today is a very important day for the Colorado River Basin. We are facing unprecedented challenges.” So said Tanya Trujillo, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Interior Department, at an Aug. 16 press conference, setting the stage for the federal government to […]
Read more »U.S. Announces More Water Cuts As Colorado River Hits Dire Lows
August 17th, 2022
Via The Washington Post, a report on the new Colorado River shortage triggered by low reservoir levels comes comes as states negotiate how to make major reductions in water use: As the historic drought in the U.S. Southwest pushes the nation’s largest reservoirs to record lows, the Biden administration Tuesday announced that water shortages along the Colorado River had passed […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: High Temperatures, Drought Affect China’s Drinking Water, Crops
August 16th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the impact that high temperatures and drought are having on China’s drinking water and crops: Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. The lack of rain has been especially marked in the southwestern megacity of […]
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