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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 […]
Read more »BlackRock Fund Puts Rich-World Water Crisis on Investing Agenda
October 11th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, an article on how – with hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather – water security is no longer a problem just for the developing world: Inside the world’s biggest asset manager, there’s an investment strategy that reflects the idea that the rich world will increasingly face a lack of clean water. “Historically, we […]
Read more »Canada Dry: Drought Takes Tolls On Canada’s Normally ‘Wet Coast’
October 10th, 2022
Via Global News, a report on how drought is taking its toll on Canada’s normally “wet” coast: By this time of year, the so-called ‘wet coast’ of Canada should be blustery, wet and cold — some would even say miserable. Vancouver should be living up to its reputation as “Raincouver.” Fall colours, along with the […]
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