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The Parched Tiger: Farm Subsidies Are Draining India’s Groundwater Reserves
January 5th, 2025
Via Carbon Copy, a look at how farm subsidies are draining India’s groundwater reserves: Due to the over production of water intensive crops, groundwater levels have plunged by more than 8 meters on average since the 1980s, according to a study India’s underground reserves of water took a hit due to intensive farming practices influenced […]
Read more »Asia’s Appetite For Sand Is Consuming Its Rivers and Seas
January 5th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report on the environmental consequences of sand mining particularly across Asia where rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling: Asia’s construction boom is driving a global scramble for sand, a critical resource. Last month, the Philippine coastguard discovered 13 undocumented Chinese workers aboard a dredger ship in Mariveles off the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Dam! China Approves World’s Most Expensive Infrastructure Project
January 3rd, 2025
Via The Economist, a report on China’s planned Tsangpo dam, the world’s most expensive infrastructure project which has China’s neighbours on edge: IT IS SOMETIMES called the “Everest of rivers” owing to its extreme topography. One section of the Yarlung Tsangpo falls 2,000 metres over a stretch of 50km (31 miles). But what interests Chinese officials […]
Read more »Trump: ‘Large Faucet’ Can Divert Canadian Water To California
January 3rd, 2025
Via the Canadian Press, commentary on President Trump’s September claim that a ‘large faucet’ can divert Canadian water to California: Former American president and current Republican nominee Donald Trump was asked earlier this month by a news reporter what he would do to help alleviate California’s natural disasters and other water woes. Trump responded saying […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The New Great Wall – China’s 2,700-Mile Water Transfer Mega Project
January 2nd, 2025
Via Interesting Engineering, a report on China’s South-North Water Transfer project spans 2,700 miles and costs $70 billion: Throughout history, China has reshaped its geography to meet its growing needs. And now, it is undertaking what may be the largest infrastructure project ever, the South-North Water Transfer Project. This ambitious initiative aims to redistribute billions […]
Read more »The Rivers Run Dry and the Lights Go Out: A Warming Nation’s Doom Loop
January 1st, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how an extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours. Some fear this is the beginning of a larger global crisis: Just a decade ago, the small, resource-rich nation of Ecuador was embarking on a bold transition […]
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