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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 […]
Read more »Have Deadly Monsoon Floods Replenished Groundwater to End Long Drought in Pakistan?
August 16th, 2022
Via South Asia Investor Review, an article examining the impact that recent monsoon floods may have upon Pakistan’s drought: Pakistan has seen unprecedented rains followed by massive floods in the current monsoon season. Hundreds of people have lost their lives and tens of thousands have been rendered homeless. After the unfolding of the tragedy, it’s […]
Read more »Tapped Out: Central Asia Might Completely Run Out of Freshwater by 2060
August 16th, 2022
Via Daily Beast, a report on the challenging water future facing Central Asia: The impact of climate change is typically about extremes—and, sometimes, conflicting ones. On the one hand, upticks in global temperatures are expected to melt more glaciers and ice shelves and lead to a dangerous rise in sea levels. On the other hand, we can […]
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