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Middle East Warming Up 2X As Fast As Rest Of World
September 9th, 2022
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how the Middle East is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world: Temperatures in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean are rising almost twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to a new study, with far-reaching consequences for the health and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Drought Causes Yangtze To Shrink
September 9th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the drought’s impact upon China’s Yangtze River: A record-breaking drought has caused parts of the Yangtze River to dry up – affecting hydropower, shipping routes, limiting drinking water supplies and even revealing previously submerged Buddhist statues. The Yangtze is China’s most important river, providing water to more than 400 […]
Read more »Lake Urmia Risks Fully Drying Up
September 9th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on the growing risk to Iran’s Lake Urmia: Iran’s Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts are not prioritised over the needs of farmers in the drought gripping the region, an environment official said Tuesday. The warning comes just four years after a Japanese government-funded programme had raised […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: How China Is Responding to Its Water Woes
September 9th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on how the scorching heatwave in southwest China in August laid bare the country’s many interrelated water security challenges: This has been China’s driest and hottest summer since it began keeping records in 1961. The severe heatwave was brought on by a greater-than-usual Western Pacific subtropical high, further compounded by […]
Read more »Arizona: California ‘Failing To Do Its Part’ To Avert Megadrought ‘Catastrophe’
September 9th, 2022
Via 12 News, a report of growing discord between Arizona and California over shortages of water: Arizona and Nevada are gearing up for massive Colorado River cuts as Lake Mead water levels continue to drop to historic levels. California, however, won’t be facing any cuts, even though it is by far the largest user of Colorado River water. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: The Colonial Impact On India’s Water Systems
September 7th, 2022
Via Vardhman Envirotech, commentary on the colonial impact on India’s approach to water: Within a year of its independence, India turned off a tap. The Indus water partition had left India in possession of the Ferozepur headwork’s that fed Pakistan’s fields. Friction over Kashmir and water intertwined and India cut off water supply for Lahore […]
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