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AI Chips and Data Centers Are Making America’s Water Problems Worse
Via Quartz, a new JPMorgan report that says mishandling water strain as AI demand grows could disrupt global supply chains: [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Biggest Clean Power Machine Is Misfiring Due To Drought
Via Bloomberg, a look at how climate change is coming for China’s water that fuels hydroelectric plants, putting decarbonizing plans [...]
Nearly Two-Thirds of the U.S. Currently Experiencing Drought-Related ‘Water Stress’
Almost two-thirds of the United States is currently experiencing “some level of water stress related to drought,” according to a newly [...]
Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for US Farmers
Via Bloomberg, a report on the impact of drought on the Mississippi River: Barges are running aground even after carrying [...]
Using Desalination To Terraform the American West
Via Casey Handmere’s blog, enthusiastic commentary on the potential to transform the U.S. west via desaliation: Why is there almost [...]
Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, an article on how some upstream users are racing to divert more water from the [...]

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