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Gripped by Drought, This Island Is Running Out of Drinking Water
November 20th, 2023
Via CNN, a look at water shortages in Mamoudzou where – amid the worst drought on the island since 1997 – running water is only available one day out of three: When Racha Mousdikoudine opens her kitchen faucet, she never knows what will happen. “Maybe I won’t get any water at all,” she told CNN. […]
Read more »Arizona Is Running Out of Cheap Water. Investors Saw It Coming.
November 18th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a look at how Arizona moved to restrict housing construction around Phoenix as groundwater demand outstrips supply. But fast-growing towns are already buying water from elsewhere — and investors’ bets are paying off; With sand-colored houses overlooking an ornamental lake and a vast pool complex, Harvest in Queen Creek, Arizona, is typical of the […]
Read more »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 »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 […]
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