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Drought In East Africa Was Caused by Climate Change
April 30th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, an article on recent studies that show that East Africa’s current drought was caused by climate change: A group of scientists have concluded that a devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, where tens of millions of people and animals have been pushed into starvation, would not have happened without the influence of […]
Read more »Finland and Norway Can Help Solve Mongolia’s Clean Water Issues
April 30th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a report on how two Scandinavian countries could help Mongolia address its chronic water security issues, but the impetus will need to come from Ulaanbaatar: In Mongolia, clean water is emerging as a vital sector that requires modernization. In the past decade, coupled with climate change and mass mining activities, Mongolia’s chronic […]
Read more »GERD Is A Fait Accompli, So It’s Time To Manage It A Shared Resource
April 28th, 2023
Via ISSAfrica, commentary on the now irreversible GERD dam project and the need to managed it as both an Ethiopian and a shared resource: With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction about 90% complete, the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and hydro-electric power plant on the Blue Nile seems to have […]
Read more »Arizona Revokes Water Permits For Saudi-Owned Alfalfa Farm
April 27th, 2023
Via KTAR News, a report that Arizona has revoked the water permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that drill permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in La Paz County have been revoked. Two deep-water wells were approved for Fondomonte Arizona LLC eight months ago, which Mayes called […]
Read more »A New Front In Water Wars: Your Internet Use
April 26th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on the growing controversy on how – in the American West – data centers are clashing with local communities that want to preserve water amid drought: When Jenn Duff heard that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, wanted to build yet another data center in Mesa, Ariz., she was […]
Read more »Colorado River Water: Is Fallowing Farmland A Fair Way To Conserve?
April 26th, 2023
Via Christian Science Monitor, a look at the potential of fallowing farmland as a way to conserve Colorado River water: What’s a farmer’s favorite vegetable to eat? “The one that’s making the most money,” Craig Elmore says. Crops bring profit. But this year, as before, Mr. Elmore isn’t farming some fields. These more than 2,000 […]
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