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Tribes Gain Clout As Colorado River Shrinks
November 18th, 2023
Via Water Education Foundation, a report on the growing influence of First Nations as the Colorado River shrinks: The climate-driven shrinking of the Colorado River is expanding the influence of Native American tribes over how the river’s flows are divided among cities, farms and reservations across the Southwest. The tribes are seeing the value of […]
Read more »Drought Disrupts the Panama Canal
November 18th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how low water levels – which have caused problems before for the Panama Canal – are becoming more frequent: The idea of the Panama Canal suffering from water shortages may seem counterintuitive considering that it spans just 50 miles between two oceans. However, the functioning of the canal’s lock […]
Read more »Mexico’s Water Crisis Is Spilling Over Into Politics
November 18th, 2023
Via Americas Quarterly, an article on how drought across much of Mexico’s landmass is affecting economic activity and the upcoming presidential election: Mexico is running out of drinking water. From the arid and desert regions of the country’s north to sun-baked tropics of the south, water shortages are becoming increasingly common—and the national implications are […]
Read more »A Global Hunt For Water Profits Risks Draining Cities Dry
November 17th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how – while taps in coastal Dakar barely trickle – an investment company uses Senegal’s only lake to irrigate crops it plans to send to Saudi Arabia: The Senegal River in West Africa musters its force from 200 centimeters (80 inches) of rain a year in the highlands of central […]
Read more »Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times Documentary
November 17th, 2023
Via the Los Angeles Times, a new documentary that examines the Colorado River and how the Southwest is grappling with the water crisis: The Colorado River can no longer withstand the thirst of the arid West. Water drawn from the river flows to millions of people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and irrigates […]
Read more »People of Gaza Need A ‘Water Ceasefire’
November 17th, 2023
Via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, commentary on the need for a water ceasefire in Gaza: The grainy night-time video footage from northern Gaza shows a flood coursing down the streets. Four weeks into Israel’s bombing campaign, a critical water tank was hit in the Jabalia refugee camp, sending the contents of the reservoir streaming. Even amidst everything […]
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