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California: Desalination From Disaster To Solution
November 15th, 2022
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, a report on California’s renewed interest in desalination: For decades, environmentalists have decried ocean desalination as an ecological disaster, while cost-savvy water managers have thumbed their noses at desal’s lofty price tag. But as the American Southwest barrels into a new era of extreme heat, drought and aridification, officials and […]
Read more »Climate Change a “Top Tier Threat” in the 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy
November 15th, 2022
Via the Council on Strategic Risks, an article on the new 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy which specifically lists climate change as a “Top Tier Threat”: The Biden Administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), released in October 2022, elevates attention and focus on climate security beyond any prior NSS. The security risks of climate change get the attention […]
Read more »As California’s Wells Dry Up, Residents Rely on Bottled Water To Survive
November 14th, 2022
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on how thousands in California’s drought-parched Central Valley are relying on trucked and bottled water as they wait for new wells: Wes Harmon’s ringtone sounds like a steam whistle, and it goes off in the cab of his Ford Super Duty at such regularity and volume it practically […]
Read more »Israel, Jordan, UAE Agree To Swap Solar Energy For Desalinated Water
November 14th, 2022
Via The Times of Israel, a report on a recent deal between Israel, Jordan, and UAE to swap solar energy for desalinated water: Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates signed a renewed memorandum of understanding on Tuesday regarding a UAE-brokered deal signed a year ago to have Jordan provide solar energy to Israel, and Israel channel desalinated […]
Read more »Wars Over Water In The Middle East
November 10th, 2022
Via Al Jazeera, an interesting podcast examining the prospects of war over water in the Middle East: We know water as a source of life. But dwindling resources could also be the reason for future wars in the Middle East. This precious commodity is slowly becoming scarce for several reasons. And there are worrying signs […]
Read more »Water Scarce Egypt Building A ‘Green River” In The Desert
November 9th, 2022
Via CNN, an article on how Egypt – while facing an acute water crisis – is building a ‘Green River’ in the desert: On the easternmost outskirts of Cairo, the Egyptian government is building a giant belt of lakes and parks deep in the desert. Creators call it the “Green River” and say that when […]
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