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U.S. Southwest’s Great River Is Dying
June 24th, 2023
Via the World Wildlife Fund, a sobering look at America’s Rio Grande River: The iconic Rio Grande, or “Great River,” is at risk of losing its greatness. Water overuse and climate change have heavily depleted the once-mighty flow of the river, creating desperate conditions for the farming communities and natural ecosystems that depend on it. […]
Read more »Vietnam’s Drought Dries Up Income
June 20th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, an article on Vietnam’s drought: On the shores of a reservoir that feeds one of Vietnam’s biggest hydropower plants, Dang Thi Phuong points at the cracked ground where the fish that help her earn a living normally swim.After a series of heatwaves, including a record high in May, and an unprecedented drought, […]
Read more »Tribes Seek Greater Involvement In Talks On Colorado River Water Crisis
June 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Los Angeles Times, a report on tribes seeking greater involvement in talks on the Colorado River water crisis: As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in […]
Read more »As Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive up Rates
June 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, a report on how the price of water is rising across the Southwest as utilities look to cover the cost of the increasingly scarce resource, the infrastructure to treat and distribute it and the search for new supplies: Across the Southwest, water users are preparing for a future with a […]
Read more »South African Taps Run Dry After Power Shortages
June 19th, 2023
Via BBC, a report on South Africa’s water/energy crisis: The peace of a normally tranquil suburban road near South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, is being shattered by the sound of drilling. These are not prospectors looking for a new source of the country’s mineral wealth, but workers digging for an arguably more precious resource: water. Private […]
Read more »Colorado River Deal Forever Changes The Price Of Water In The West
June 15th, 2023
Via CalMatters, commentary on how the recent Colorado River deal forever changes the price of water in the West: For the first time in this drought-stricken century, a new price for water has been set under the new Colorado River pact. This agreement is the start of the end of agriculture as we know it […]
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