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Mexico City Imposes Severe Water Restrictions As Drought Dries up Reservoirs
November 17th, 2023
Via Bracknell News, an article on new water restrictions for Mexico City: Mexican officials have imposed severe, months-long cuts to Mexico City’s water supply, just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital’s reservoirs. The Mexican National Water Commission and the city’s mayor announced the moves at a news conference, but […]
Read more »Impact of Afghanistan’s Kushtepa Canal on Central Asia
November 16th, 2023
Via the Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR), a discussion of the impact of the construction of the Afghan Kushtepa Canal on the water balance in Central Asia: During the analytical expert meeting organized by CABAR.asia on 31 October, experts from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan discussed the prospects and consequences of the construction […]
Read more »Water Crisis: Lessons from South Africa
November 16th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at lessons learned from South Africa’s water crisis: There’s a giant clock ticking until the next major city runs out of water, and it could take a trillion dollars a year to stop a countdown that affects us all. That’s what the World Resources Institute estimates the world would need to spend every […]
Read more »Extreme Drought in Northern Italy Mirrors Climate in Ethiopia
November 15th, 2023
Via The Guardian, a look at new research that shows global heating creating a ‘whiplash effect’ of erratic extremes – often in poorest countries: Extreme drought in northern Italy has doubled over the past two decades, creating a climate that increasingly mirrors that of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, research shows. Analysis of satellite imagery and […]
Read more »‘Staggering’ 347 Million Children Facing Water Scarcity in South Asia: UN
November 15th, 2023
Via Al Jazeera, a sobering report on a new UN study indicating that 347 million children face water scarcity in South Asia: More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says. “A staggering 347 million children […]
Read more »Survey: Many Americans Think Most Rivers in the West Will Dry Up
November 15th, 2023
Via Wyoming Public Radio, a report on a new survey indicating that many Americans think climate change will cause most rivers in the West to dry up: A new survey shows many Americans think climate change is causing harm to people right now – and they don’t expect things to get any better. Nearly two-thirds (63%) […]
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