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As Drought Drives Prices Higher, Millions Of Californians Struggle To Pay For Water
October 27th, 2022
Via the Los Angeles Times, an article on the impact that drought is having upon millions of Californians who struggle to pay for water: Several months ago, Rosario Rodriguez faced a financial dilemma that has become all too common for millions of drought-weary Californians — either pay the electric bill, which had skyrocketed to about […]
Read more »Wyoming Girds For A Fight Over Green, Little Snake River Water
October 26th, 2022
Via WyoFile, a look at a brewing battle as Wyoming girds for a fight over Green, Little Snake River water: A water fight is brewing in the West, and Wyoming water officials want to prepare for it with a study aimed at parsing and defining the state’s consumption from its Colorado River tributaries. Anticipating a drier […]
Read more »Trucking In Water To Preserve Ogallala Aquifer
October 25th, 2022
Via Daily Kos, an article on how – in an effort to preserve the Ogallala Aquifer – one Kansas groundwater district is considering trucking in water: One of the world’s largest aquifers is struggling to maintain its typical levels and officials are scrambling to preserve what little water remains. Southwestern Kansas’ Groundwater Management District 3 […]
Read more »Zoomtowns Are Drying Up, Literally
October 25th, 2022
Via The Hustle, a look at how – as remote workers settle in new areas – they’re driving up housing costs and straining resources: Many remote workers moved from pricey cities to cheaper areas where they could afford a home. This not only drives up housing costs, but transplants are also straining limited water resources, according […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Growing Water Risk
October 24th, 2022
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a look at China’s growing risk of water scarcity: Although media and policy attention target China as “the world’s largest emitter”, it has made some of the world’s most ambitious investments in adaptation infrastructure To understand China’s climate policy, observers should focus as much on water as on energy; adaptation, […]
Read more »World’s Rivers are Running Dry Today
October 24th, 2022
Via China Water Risk, commentary on the challenges facing many of the world’s most important rivers: Indus faced mega flood while Yangtze, Colorado, Rhine & Po suffered droughts, running dry in sections. Power (down 50% in some regions), factories & transportation disrupted Crops were destroyed but rivers also support chunks of GDP: YREB (US$5.3trn), Colorado […]
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