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Barges Stranded As Mississippi River Water Levels Reach Critical Low
October 15th, 2022
Via The Guardian, a report that barges are stranded as Mississippi River water levels reach critical low: The water in the Mississippi River has dropped so low that barges are getting stuck, leading to expensive dredging and at least one recent traffic jam of more than 2,000 vessels backed up. The Mississippi River Basin produces nearly all […]
Read more »Russia / Ukraine Conflict: Water Wars 2022
October 12th, 2022
Via NPR, an interview on how – in a southern city in Ukraine – Russian forces destroyed the municipal water supply five months ago, and residents have been struggling to get clean water ever since: MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The war in Ukraine has caused billions of dollars in damages. Ukrainian officials complain that Russian missile strikes […]
Read more »Drought On Canadian Prairies
October 12th, 2022
Via CBC, a report on southwest Saskatchewan’s dry autumn: Farmers and other producers in southwest Saskatchewan are experiencing dry fall weather. The lack of rain in some areas is causing “moderate to severe on-site water shortages,” according to the latest provincial crop report. “It’s just setting us up again for a questionable start for next spring,” […]
Read more »Canada Dry: Drought Takes Tolls On Canada’s Normally ‘Wet Coast’
October 10th, 2022
Via Global News, a report on how drought is taking its toll on Canada’s normally “wet” coast: By this time of year, the so-called ‘wet coast’ of Canada should be blustery, wet and cold — some would even say miserable. Vancouver should be living up to its reputation as “Raincouver.” Fall colours, along with the […]
Read more »‘The US Dammed Us Up’: Drought’s Threat To Navajo Ties To Ancestral Lands
October 10th, 2022
Via The Guardian, a report on how drought is impacting U.S. tribal lands: Candice Mendez grew up on the Navajo reservation in a home that lacked running water and electricity. There was no phone service and few paved roads. A supermarket was miles away. But to Mendez, now 39, it felt like a time of […]
Read more »2 Months of Water Remaining: A California City Searches for Water
October 10th, 2022
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on one California city’s water crisis as its supply is expected to run out in two months: The residents of this sun-scorched city feel California’s endless drought when the dust lifts off the brown hills and flings grit into their living rooms. They see it when they drive […]
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