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Getting Colorado River Water from California Farms Will take More Than Just Money
August 10th, 2023
Via Tuscon’s KGUN9 News, a report on tensions between Arizona and California over dwindling Colorado River water: Under the broiling hot sun of California’s Imperial Valley, a canal cuts the land in two. On one side, gravelly beige sand is dotted with scrub and shimmering waves of heat blur the mountains in the distance. On […]
Read more »Iranian Delegation Visits Afghanistan to Discuss Water Rights Issue
August 9th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report on the ongoing discussions between Afghanistan and Iran over water: An Iranian delegation is on a visit to Kabul to hold talks with the Taliban officials on different issues, including water rights issues, an official said. According to Iranian media outlets, Naser Kenani, the spokesperson of Iran’s Ministry of […]
Read more »Afghanistan: Building Asia’s Largest Artificial River In The Desert?
August 8th, 2023
Via The Impossible Build, a video look at Afghanistan’s planned water mega project: Afghanistan is trying to tackle it’s water problem by building Asia’s largest artificial river in the desert. This gigantic mega project is already under and costs a staggering $500 million dollars. Why is Afghanistan trying to build this giant artificial river mega […]
Read more »Ukraine’s Destroyed Dam Has Led To Parched Irrigation Channels
August 7th, 2023
Via Newsweek, a report on the devastating impact that the destruction of Kakhovka dam is having upon Ukraine: Ukrainian farmers face a pressing threat as the vital irrigation systems supplying water to their fields in Kherson start to dry up. In June, the Kakhovka dam in Russia-occupied Kherson was destroyed in an explosion because of the ongoing […]
Read more »Mexican Courts Define ‘Right to Water’
August 7th, 2023
Via Business Insider, commentary on Mexico’s Right To Water movement: The right to water in the courts in Mexico The right to water in Mexico seems to be being defined in the courts. In recent months, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) published two decisions that are a good representation of the […]
Read more »Rio Grande: Slipping Into A Sandbed
August 7th, 2023
Via SourceNM, a report on a disappearing Rio Grande due to the U.S. southwest’s ongoing drought: The respite from intense, deadly heat waves won’t last long. And it looks like the monsoon will suffer for it, according to New Mexico forecasters. Globally, July has been the hottest month in recorded history, a preliminary analysis from international […]
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