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A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges As A Climate Winner — As Long As It Has Water
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how climate change has helped a small town become the world capital [...]
Is Desalination the Answer?
Via Milken Institute Review, commentary on desalination: Every fifth-grader hooked on adventure stories devours tales of shipwrecked sailors drinking seawater, [...]
Lahaina Fire Prompts a Shift in Maui’s Long-Running Water Fights
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report how – after a fight over water on the day of the [...]
Feds Ease Up On Colorado River Restrictions – For Now
Via Grist, an article on how this year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse, but a reckoning is [...]
Parched Egypt Struggles To Contain Water Loss
Via Terra Daily, a report on Egypt’s water crisis: At the foot of an 800-year-old Cairo mausoleum, weeds rise from [...]
Switzerland’s Water Diplomacy
Via SwissInfo, a look at what Switzerland is doing to prevent disputes over water: Water can be a source of conflict [...]

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