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Syrians Despair at Water Loss, River Pollution
July 28th, 2023
Via Al-Monitor, a look at the impact that reduced flows and pollution have had upon Syria’s water-based industries: Around war-torn Syria’s biggest freshwater dam reservoir, fishermen say their catch is now a fraction of what it used to be as environmental pressures have decimated aquatic life. Ismail Hilal, 50, sat on the hull of his […]
Read more »Colorado River Has Lost 10 Trillion Gallons of Water Since 2000
July 27th, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at how the Colorado River has lost 10tn gallons of water since 2000 due to the climate crisis, a volume of water lost equal to Lake Mead, US’s largest reservoir, or enough water to fill around 15bn Olympic-sized pools: The climate crisis has caused the ailing Colorado River basin, a system […]
Read more »Cuba’s Water Crisis Boils Over Into The Street
July 27th, 2023
Via Reuters, a look at Cuba’s water crisis where more than 100,000 Havana residents are without water as the heat of the Caribbean summer sets in, raising tensions on the streets of Cuba’s capital as the crisis-racked government scrambles to find a solution.
Read more »Thirsty Data Centers Are Making Hot Summers Even Scarier
July 26th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on how – with drought spreading around the globe – battles over water are erupting between AI companies seeking more computing power and communities where their facilities are located: For more than a year, Spain has been struggling with drought that has sent water levels in dams below historical averages, prompting […]
Read more »How Big Ag Pollutes America’s Waters and Makes Money Doing It
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on Big Ag’s impact on America’s waters: It’s been 33 years since an Iowa State University agronomist named Fred Blackmer thought he’d struck gold for Midwestern corn farmers. Using a fairly simple three-step method, Blackmer developed an analytical tool that could accurately tell farmers exactly how much fertilizer […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Bangladesh, Brahmaputra Proxies for Sino-Indian conflict
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how Chinese and Indian dams stoke regional tensions: On a muggy June afternoon in the remote village of Pohumora in northeastern India, Anjana Taye haunches on the mud floor of her home and carefully pours into two bowls the cloudy fermented rice drink known as apong, a staple of […]
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