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Arizona’s Dry Wells Not Saudi Arabia’s Fault
January 19th, 2023
Via Green Prophet, commentary on private companies pumping Arizona’s groundwater: If you are following American media, Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. You might think it’s a local story but it’s really your story too. It’s one about local resources and who should own them. In dry Arizona, residents are cutting back, collecting rainwater in buckets […]
Read more »Warning About Aquifer’s Decline Sets Up Big Fight In Kansas
January 19th, 2023
Via WIBW, a report on the Ogalla Aquifer and looming battles over its use: Kansas water experts are sounding an alarm decades in the making: Farmers and ranchers in the state’s western half must stop pumping more water out of a vast aquifer than nature puts back each year or risk the economic collapse of […]
Read more »Drought Hits Türkiye’s Lake Sapanca: Water Recedes 40m
January 19th, 2023
Via Daily Sabah, a report on the impact of drought on Türkiye’s Lake Sapanca as water recedes by 40 meters Lake Sapanca, the main drinking water source of Sakarya, has set off alarms in Sakarya and Kocaeli as water levels have receded to 40 meters. The lake, being one of the few lakes in Türkiye […]
Read more »U.S. West Water Managers: ‘This Is Going To Be Painful’
January 19th, 2023
Via Arizona Mirror, a report on the western U.S.’s water crisis: Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs uncovering sunken boats and other debris lost in their depths decades ago give a clear view of the hard choices ahead. If western states do not agree on a […]
Read more »South Africa: Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay Is At Its Lowest Level Ever
January 18th, 2023
Via GroundUp, a report on two (2) key dams in South Africa that are only at a combined 15% water level: Impofu Dam at 7% and Churchill Dam may run dry by April Last week, the combined dam levels in the Nelson Mandela Bay region dropped to an alarming 15%, of which only 9% is […]
Read more »Researchers Solve One of U.S. / Mexico’s Biggest Water Puzzles
January 18th, 2023
Via High Country News, a report on the number of groundwater aquifers the United States and Mexico officially share along their border. A lack of consensus over what qualifies as an aquifer has made regulating these transboundary waters nearly impossible: The U.S. and Mexico share underground water basins that span more than 121,500 square miles of […]
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