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The Parched Tiger: India’s Grand Plan for Kashmir Dams
October 15th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on seven new dams India is constructing in the fragile ecology of Indian-administered Kashmir will come at a high human and environmental cost: Until a few years ago, Ghulam Hassan Magray, 36, was living comfortably in his native village, Sewerbatti, located just on the banks of the Chenab River. Magray […]
Read more »Barges Stranded As Mississippi River Water Levels Reach Critical Low
October 15th, 2022
Via The Guardian, a report that barges are stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low: The water in the Mississippi River has dropped so low that barges are getting stuck, leading to expensive dredging and at least one recent traffic jam of more than 2,000 vessels backed up. The Mississippi River Basin produces nearly all […]
Read more »Russia / Ukraine Conflict: Water Wars 2022
October 12th, 2022
Via NPR, an interview on how – in a southern city in Ukraine – Russian forces destroyed the municipal water supply five months ago, and residents have been struggling to get clean water ever since: MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The war in Ukraine has caused billions of dollars in damages. Ukrainian officials complain that Russian missile strikes […]
Read more »Drought On Canadian Prairies
October 12th, 2022
Via CBC, a report on southwest Saskatchewan’s dry autumn: Farmers and other producers in southwest Saskatchewan are experiencing dry fall weather. The lack of rain in some areas is causing “moderate to severe on-site water shortages,” according to the latest provincial crop report. “It’s just setting us up again for a questionable start for next spring,” […]
Read more »The Dutch: ‘World Champions’ of Banishing Water, But Now They Need It
October 11th, 2022
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on how the Netherlands – as climate change dries out Europe – is suddenly confronting drought: The story of the Netherlands’ centuries of struggle against water is written all over its boggy, low-lying landscape. Windmills pumped water out of sodden farmland and canals whisked it away. Dikes […]
Read more »Extreme Heat Could Make Parts of Asia, Africa Uninhabitable In Decades
October 11th, 2022
Via The Washington Post, an article on how extreme heat may make parts of Asia and Africa uninhabitable in decades ahead: By the year 2100, extreme heat events will make parts of Asia and Africa uninhabitable for up to 600 million people, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday. Projected death rates from […]
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