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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 [...]
How A 100-year-old Miscalculation Drained The Colorado River
Via Vox, an article on how an epic drought in the West is drying up the river, but that’s only [...]
Climate Change To Bring Enhanced Droughts Worldwide
Via WaterWorld, an article on a new study from the University of East Anglia which estimates that rising global temperatures will [...]

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