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Are Data Centers a Threat to the Great Lakes?
May 22nd, 2025
Via Circle of Blue, a report on one of the poorest cities in Michigan which has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community: Benton Harbor on Lake Michigan’s southeast coast is known to visitors for its vacation feel […]
Read more »Drought-Hit Syrian Farmers Could Get Help As Sanctions Lifted
May 22nd, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on how drought-hit Syrian farmers could get help as sanctions lifted: UN body reports 75% of Syrian wheat crops projected to fail Syria relied on Russian wheat imports – now disrupted Sanctions relief could revive Syria’s agriculture sector Severe drought in Syria this year could lead to the failure of an […]
Read more »Securing Uzbekistan’s Water Future
May 22nd, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – by placing water security at the heart of its development agenda – Uzbekistan can build a resilient, equitable future that aligns economic ambition with environmental responsibility: Uzbekistan aims to become a middle-income economy by 2030. To achieve this, the authoritarian state has launched a series of ambitious economic […]
Read more »The Data Center Boom In The Desert
May 20th, 2025
Via MIT Technology Review, a look at how the AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world’s largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state: In the high desert east of Reno, Nevada, construction crews are flattening the golden foothills of the Virginia Range, laying the foundations […]
Read more »California’s Water: Agriculture Holds Key To Water Efficiency
May 20th, 2025
Via Latinometrics, a graphical look at California’s water: As the top US agricultural state, California produces more food and crops than whole countries like Australia and Pakistan. Over 400 different crops are planted across the state, generating nearly $60B in revenue – and employing over 850K people – each year. California has a dominance you couldn’t imagine in some crops, like 100% of all the almonds grown in North […]
Read more »China To Speed Up Pakistan Dam Constructions After Indian Threat To Cut Water Supplies
May 20th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China ‘s indication that it will speed up Pakistan dam construction after Indian threat to cut supplies: China has said it was accelerating work on a “flagship” dam in Pakistan in the wake of India’s recent threats to cut off water supplies. The state-owned China Energy Engineering […]
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