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Europe’s Water Crisis: Much Worse Than Thought
December 10th, 2022
Courtesy of National Geographic, a report that this year’s historic drought in Europe was just one part of the story as new findings reveal an alarming decline of freshwater in the continent’s aquifers: As drought dried up rivers and reservoirs across Europe this year, grim warnings from the past surfaced from the depths. Wenn du mich […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Chinese and Indian Energy Transitions
December 9th, 2022
Via Eco Business, a report on the worsening condition of the Parlung No. 4 glacier is causing concern over water supply, flood risk and the viability of hydropower, a key part of both China’s and India’s plans to become carbon neutral: As glaciers shrink and monsoon rainfall becomes more unpredictable due to climate change, uncertainty around the viability of […]
Read more »Officials Fear ‘Complete Doomsday Scenario’ for Drought-Stricken Colorado River
December 6th, 2022
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report that officials fear ‘complete doomsday scenario’ for drought-stricken Colorado River: The first sign of serious trouble for the drought-stricken American Southwest could be a whirlpool. It could happen if the surface of Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir along the Colorado River that’s already a quarter of its former size, […]
Read more »Libya’s Perfect Storm: Climate Change + Political Strife
December 4th, 2022
Via the New York Review, an interesting article on how climate change has brought a dangerous new dimension to the Libya’s political strife: In a cramped, fluorescent-lit office in Tripoli up several flights of stairs, a middle-aged official and his staff labor on what is perhaps the most important work for future generations of Libyans. It’s […]
Read more »In Arizona, Home Builders Fight to Show There’s Enough Water for New Residents
December 4th, 2022
Via The Wall Street Journal, a look at how – in Arizona – developers must fight to show there is enough water for new residents: Earth movers were grading the scraped desert in this city 40 miles west of Phoenix one day last month in preparation for construction of the first 1,100 homes in a […]
Read more »Water Conflicts On The Rise
December 3rd, 2022
Via Statista, a graphical report on global water conflicts: The number of water conflicts is increasing in most regions of the world, as shown in this infographic based on data from the Pacific Institute. The hotspot is Asia, which has the highest number of conflicts in absolute terms and the strongest recent growth in conflicts. Only […]
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