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Drought Threatens Panama Canal Shipping Traffic
April 27th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact of drought on the Panama Canal: Drought has forced Panama’s authorities to reduce shipping traffic in the canal that links the Atlantic and Pacific as a water supply crisis threatens the future of this crucial waterway. Two artificial lakes that feed the canal in the province of […]
Read more »A New Front In Water Wars: Your Internet Use
April 26th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on the growing controversy on how – in the American West – data centers are clashing with local communities that want to preserve water amid drought: When Jenn Duff heard that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, wanted to build yet another data center in Mesa, Ariz., she was […]
Read more »Colorado River Water: Is Fallowing Farmland A Fair Way To Conserve?
April 26th, 2023
Via Christian Science Monitor, a look at the potential of fallowing farmland as a way to conserve Colorado River water: What’s a farmer’s favorite vegetable to eat? “The one that’s making the most money,” Craig Elmore says. Crops bring profit. But this year, as before, Mr. Elmore isn’t farming some fields. These more than 2,000 […]
Read more »Trading Water for Sun
April 25th, 2023
Courtesy of the Wilson Quarterly, a look at how the Abraham Accords opened the door for a green energy exchange between Israel and Jordan: Water scarcity has marked the relationship between Israel and Jordan since a peace treaty was signed between the two nations in 1994. With Israel’s desalination capacity surging and Jordan’s water supply growing scarcer, […]
Read more »The Vietnamese Climate Trap
April 23rd, 2023
Via The Globe & Mail, a report on how – as rising seas ruin crops – Mekong Delta farmers are moving to big cities, straining their finances and families – but for most, migration is not an option. Their stories challenge conventional wisdom on what ‘climate refugees’ look like and where they go: 1. Farmer […]
Read more »Springtime in Iran signals the renewal of an environmental movement
April 23rd, 2023
Via The Atlantic Council, commentary on Iran’s renewed environmental protest movement, particularly around water: Across diverse cultures, the arrival of Spring evokes literary connotations as a period of hope and revival. The term often appears in association with political upheavals—consider the example of the Arab Spring. For Iranians, Spring is particularly significant as its arrival […]
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