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US Facing Dire Water Scarcity On Biggest Freshwater Reserves, Says New Study
February 2nd, 2022
Via Nature World News, an article on a new study examining US water scarcity: Water scarcity is occurring in some of the US’ biggest freshwater reserves, as per a new study. Not only the crisis is evident in the US but also to other parts of the world. Amid a growing human population, US and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Fake Snow Frenzy for Beijing Olympics Strains Water Supplies
February 1st, 2022
Via Bloomberg, an article on how China’s first Winter Olympics rely completely on artificial snow, further straining dry regions around Beijing: Weeks before the world’s best skiers and snowboarders descend on Zhangjiakou, a main site of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a dozen machines furiously churned out snow to cover the mountains they will race down. The slopes were soon […]
Read more »Polluted Rivers, Scarce Water, Sinking Capital: Dire Water Threats Facing Indonesia
January 31st, 2022
Via Circle of Blue, a look at some of the dire water threats facing Indonesia which, per one report, could slice 7 percent from Indonesia’s GDP in 2045 – or boost it by 3 percent – depending on how they are handled: For decades, Indonesia’s largest city has been sinking into a water crisis. Jakarta’s descent […]
Read more »Iran Water Protesters Attack Afghan Vehicles
January 31st, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on Iran water protesters who recently attacked Afghan vehicles: Protesters in Iran’s southeast attacked trucks belonging to Afghan drivers during a demonstration on Friday over water rights for a river that flows from Afghanistan, Iranian state media said. Demonstrators from Sistan-Baluchestan province, which shares a frontier with Afghanistan, rallied at a […]
Read more »In Sign Of Deepening Ties, Taliban Increases Afghanistan’s Water Flow To Iran
January 30th, 2022
Via RadioLiberty, an article on Afghanistan’s recent release of water to Iran: Iran helped the United States topple the Taliban’s brutal regime in Afghanistan in 2001. But more than 20 years later, after U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban regained power, the once sworn enemies have become allies. Differences remain between Afghanistan’s Sunni […]
Read more »Egypt Pushes To Revive Stalled Negotiations Over Nile Dam
January 30th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt is calling for the swift resumption of negotiations over the controversial Ethiopian dam, as the new US envoy to the Horn of Africa lands in Cairo for the first time since his appointment: Egypt has recently called on Ethiopia to swiftly resume negotiations over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance […]
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