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Hedge Fund’s $100M Arizona Farmland Buy Stirs Fears Of Water Grab
September 12th, 2024
Via Tucson.com, a report on a hedge fund’s $100M Arizona farmland buy which has stirred up fears of a water grab: A New York City-based hedge fund spent $100 million to buy farmland and water rights in Western Arizona, stirring concerns about a future “water grab” from that rural area and of corporate control over […]
Read more »Is Amazon’s ‘Water Conservation’ Plan A Drain On California Farmland?
September 12th, 2024
Via AgDaily, a look at Amazon’s ‘water conservation’ plan’s impact on California farmland: In the Central Valley of California, Amazon warehouses have been popping up, seemingly overnight. California even tops the charts with the most warehouses of any state. However, this is highly strategic in such a populous state, as the online retail giant’s expansion […]
Read more »The Globe’s Water Security Crisis
September 9th, 2024
Via Project Syndicate, a report on the increasingly severe water shortages which represent a human-made crisis that can be resolved through human interventions. The situation demands new thinking about the economics of this critical resource and how to manage it through mission-oriented strategies that span all levels of governance: When it comes to water, the […]
Read more »Cloud Seeding and the Water Wars of Tomorrow
September 9th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the impact of cloud seeding on future water crises: Fueled by the climate crisis and El Niño, 2024 has been a year of global extreme temperatures. Australia suffered a string of heat waves through its summer months and, in February, parts of West Africa reported 50C temperatures that made “time […]
Read more »Customers Sue an Arizona Water District Amid Drought and Surging Demand
September 7th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, an article on how – in Strawberry, Arizona – a lack of community outreach and confusion over how drought was impacting the water district sparked a messy battle over drilling a new deep well: Nearly two years ago, officials with the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District seemed on the verge of finding […]
Read more »U.S. Midwest and Great Plains: Gearing Up For Water Fights Fueled By Climate Change
September 6th, 2024
Via KCUR, a report on the U.S. where the Midwest and Great Plains are gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change: Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems. With that scarcity, legal fights over water could become more common. Where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet […]
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