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The Parched Tiger: Farm Subsidies Are Draining India’s Groundwater Reserves
Via Carbon Copy, a look at how farm subsidies are draining India’s groundwater reserves: Due to the over production of [...]
Asia’s Appetite For Sand Is Consuming Its Rivers and Seas
Via South China Morning Post, a report on the environmental consequences of sand mining particularly across Asia where rivers are [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Dam! China Approves World’s Most Expensive Infrastructure Project
Via The Economist, a report on China’s planned Tsangpo dam, the world’s most expensive infrastructure project which has China’s neighbours [...]
Trump: ‘Large Faucet’ Can Divert Canadian Water To California
Via the Canadian Press, commentary on President Trump’s September claim that a ‘large faucet’ can divert Canadian water to California: [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: The New Great Wall – China’s 2,700-Mile Water Transfer Mega Project
Via Interesting Engineering, a report on China’s South-North Water Transfer project spans 2,700 miles and costs $70 billion: Throughout history, [...]
The Rivers Run Dry and the Lights Go Out: A Warming Nation’s Doom Loop
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how an extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading [...]

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