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U.S. Southwest Water Problem About ‘People and Politics’
Via Grand Junction Sentinel, commentary on the relationship between water and politics: The most important long-term issue for Colorado today [...]
Ogallala Aquifer: The Wells Dried Up This Year
Via KTIC’s Rural Radio, a report on the dire impact the summer’s drought had on the Ogallala Aquifer: A post on [...]
Will the Mekong River Really Become the Next South China Sea?
Via The Diplomat, a look – amid competition between China and the U.S. – at how the question of the [...]
As Himalayan Glaciers Melt, A Water Crisis Looms In South Asia
Via Yale e360, a look at how – as warmer air is thinning most of the vast mountain range’s glaciers, [...]
Heavily Subsidized Water Is Driving Utah Dry
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on how heavily subsidized water ‘made the desert bloom’ in Salt Lake City, but [...]
Will Drought Put U.S. Alfalfa Farmers Out Of Business?
Via The Guardian, an article on how agriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water [...]

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