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Texas Sued New Mexico Over Rio Grande Water. Now The States Are Fighting the Federal Government.
November 4th, 2024
Via Texas Tribune, a report on how – after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the long-running water dispute – the states — which had finally worked out a water-sharing agreement — are back to the drawing board: When Judge D. Brooks Smith traveled from Pennsylvania to Colorado, he passed over […]
Read more »The Colorado River Is Drying Up. Farmers Can Help Revive It.
November 3rd, 2024
Via Fast Company, a look at how farmers and different crop selection could help save the Colorado River: When you open your refrigerator to prepare dinner, you might see ingredients. I see water. I see the gallons of water needed to produce each item in my fridge. Water that’s now less plentiful than ever before […]
Read more »Hydro-Diplomacy, Policy, and the Future of Himalayan Waters Amidst Climate Change
November 1st, 2024
An interesting video discussion amongst Farwa Aamer, director of South Asia Initiatives at Asia Society Policy Institute, Susanne Schmeier, head of Water Governance at IHE Delft, and Ambika Vishwanath, co-founder and director of Kubernein Initiative, exploring the critical issues affecting transboundary rivers in the Himalayan region as climate change and water stress intensify. The conversation […]
Read more »AI Chips and Data Centers Are Making America’s Water Problems Worse
October 29th, 2024
Via Quartz, a new JPMorgan report that says mishandling water strain as AI demand grows could disrupt global supply chains: Water-stressed regions of the U.S., including in Arizona and Texas, are expecting increased manufacturing of data centers, chip fabrication facilities, and other AI-related infrastructure that need massive amounts of water to operate, according to a report called […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Biggest Clean Power Machine Is Misfiring Due To Drought
October 28th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at how climate change is coming for China’s water that fuels hydroelectric plants, putting decarbonizing plans at risk: It may not get the same attention as solar panels and wind farms, but few pieces of infrastructure are more crucial for the fate of the planet than China’s cascade of hydroelectric plants. […]
Read more »Nearly Two-Thirds of the U.S. Currently Experiencing Drought-Related ‘Water Stress’
October 28th, 2024
Almost two-thirds of the United States is currently experiencing “some level of water stress related to drought,” according to a newly updated Drought Aware map from Esri. Using data from the U.S. Drought Monitor, the USDA, the National Water Model, and other government agencies, the new maps can show users weekly national drought conditions ranging from 2000 […]
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