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California Drought Leaving Rice Farmers Dry
September 14th, 2022
Via the Wall Street Journal, an article on how water cuts of more than 80% for many rice farmers have triggered an acreage decline steeper than for any other major crop in the state: Rick Richter has spent the past 43 years flying biplanes over California’s Sacramento Valley, dropping rice seeds into vast, flooded fields […]
Read more »Latest Water-Sharing Deal Between Bangladesh and India: A ‘Drop in the Ocean’
September 14th, 2022
Via Mongabay, commentary on the latest water-sharing deal between Bangladesh and India: Bangladesh and India share 54 rivers that flow down from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, chief among them the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. Managing the flow of water both upstream and down is crucial for agriculture, navigation, inland fisheries, and keeping […]
Read more »Forgotten Droughts: Five Regions That Could Soon Face Conflict Over Water
September 14th, 2022
Via EuroNews, a look at five regions of the world which could soon face conflict over water: Millions of people in ‘neglected’ regions could soon face violent conflict over water, according to an early warning tool developed by the Water Peace and Security partnership. News cameras turned to Europe this summer as the continent sweltered through […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: A Teesta River Water-Sharing Deal Is Critical for Bangladesh-India Ties
September 14th, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a new river sharing deal between India and Bangladesh: On the face of it, the joint communique issued at the end of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi on September 7 was quite impressive, with India being involved in a number of big-ticket infrastructure and […]
Read more »Tourism: Sucking Utah Dry?
September 11th, 2022
Via The Guardian, a report on how booming tourism expansion in Utah is squeezing the region’s dwindling water supply: It was a typically hot summer day in Utah’s Zion national park, where early-afternoon heat hovered near 100F, even in the shadows of the red peaks soaring overhead. But the extreme conditions did little to dissuade […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Renews Yellow Alert For Drought
September 11th, 2022
Via CGTN, a report on China’s renewal of its yellow alert for drought: China’s national observatory on Saturday renewed a yellow alert for drought, as a lack of rainfall has persisted in multiple regions. Moderate to severe droughts hit parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Tibet on Saturday, […]
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