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Climate Change Could Add to Middle East Water Scarcity
August 23rd, 2023
Via The National News, a report on how climate change could add to Middle East water scarcity: Fragile water supplies in the Middle East are under further threat from climate change, officials from the region said on Tuesday. Talks in Sweden heard that access to clean water in the region was a “pressing challenge of our times”. Rising temperatures […]
Read more »Europe’s Dry Rivers Put Climate Ambitions At Risk
August 23rd, 2023
Via Politico, a look at how Europe’s waterways are a key tool in the fight against climate change — if they don’t fall victim to drought first: Europe’s rivers are running dry, spelling trouble not only for industries that rely on them to move cargo but also for the EU’s climate ambitions. As part of its […]
Read more »Water: A Barrier to Central Asia’s Rise?
August 23rd, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how Central Asia’s growing role could be hampered by a long-standing problem – water scarcity: Amid growing Western pressure and changes throughout Eurasia, regions that were once considered on the Eurasian periphery are now gaining significance. Chief among them is Central Asia, a region that was historically considered part […]
Read more »A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges As A Climate Winner — As Long As It Has Water
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how climate change has helped a small town become the world capital of french-fry production, but a dwindling water supply could reverse its progress entirely: From miles away, you can smell Othello, an 8,700-person hamlet on the high plains of central Washington. To locals, it smells like […]
Read more »Lahaina Fire Prompts a Shift in Maui’s Long-Running Water Fights
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report how – after a fight over water on the day of the Lahaina fire – Hawaii’s Governor says the state has “tipped too far” in trying to preserve water: Hours before the wildfire became an inferno that wiped out the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, officials at […]
Read more »Feds Ease Up On Colorado River Restrictions – For Now
August 22nd, 2023
Via Grist, an article on how this year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse, but a reckoning is on the horizon: The water shortage crisis on the Colorado River is improving, but it’s far from over. That was the message from the Biden administration on Tuesday, as officials announced they would loosen water restrictions on […]
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