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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched
December 3rd, 2021
Via The Counter, a report on how a Federal drought relief program left Southern Oregon =parched—and contributed to the ongoing groundwater crisis in the West: This April, Micah Goettl, an emergency coordinator for the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), began to hear reports of residential wells failing in Klamath County. At first, this wasn’t […]
Read more »Utah’s Water Dilemma
December 3rd, 2021
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at Utah’s water dilemma: Sitting inside a shepherd’s trailer hitched to his white pickup truck, Robert Child recounts a lifetime spent running sheep in the pastures of northern Utah. Wind gently rocks the compact trailer as Child, who is 75, describes the grazing rotations for his 2,000-head flock. […]
Read more »Iraq: Rising Fiscal Risks, Water Scarcity, and Climate Change Threaten Economy
November 28th, 2021
Via The World Bank, a report on the risks faced by Iraq from water scarcity and climate change: Iraq’s economic outlook has improved on the back of the recovery of global oil markets, with its GDP projected to grow from 2.6% in 2021 to over 6% in 2022–23. Nevertheless, without accelerated economic reform, unforeseen domestic […]
Read more »Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages
November 27th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on Iran’s response to water protests in a country in which weather experts say 97 percent is dealing with water scarcity issues: For two weeks the Iranian government tolerated growing protests over scarce water supplies in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, watching them grow as restaurants […]
Read more »World Bank Warns Over Looming Plunge In Iraq Water Resources
November 25th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, an article on Iraq’s water scarcity challenge: Iraq could suffer a 20-percent drop in water resources by 2050 due to climate change, the World Bank said Wednesday, warning of repercussions on growth and jobs. Water is a crucial issue for the oil-rich country of 40 million that is facing an acute energy […]
Read more »In Afghanistan, Drought Drives an Uptick in Child Marriage
November 24th, 2021
Via Undark, a tragic story about drought’s impact in Afghanistan: “In March of last year, Rabia and her two young daughters were forced to leave their home in northern Afghanistan. While facing the threat of increased violence, their village was also in the midst of a severe drought that strained the water supply and devastated crops. […]
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