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Iraq Blames Iran For Drastic Decline In River Flow
October 28th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, a report on Iraq / Iran tensions over river flows: Iraqi officials warned Tuesday of a drastic drop in the flow of water in a river from Iran due to low rainfall and dam-building in the neighbouring Islamic republic. The Sirwan river begins in Iran, flowing to Darbandikhan Dam in northeastern Iraq […]
Read more »California’s Uneven Drought
October 23rd, 2021
Via The Washington Post, an article on the vastly different ways that small towns between San Francisco and the Oregon border are managing their water supplies, highlighting how uneven California’s brutal drought has been across the state: This town took a big step toward making fresh water along the rocky, wild North Coast of California. As its […]
Read more »Avoiding Water Bankruptcy: What The U.S. And Iran Can Learn From Each Other
October 23rd, 2021
Via WaterOnline, an interesting look at what the U.S. and Iran can learn from one another regarding drought and water bankruptcy: The 2021 water year ends on Sept. 30, and it was another hot, dry year in the western U.S., with almost the entire region in drought. Reservoirs vital for farms, communities and hydropower have fallen to dangerous lows. The […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Red Flag River and China’s Downstream Neighbors
October 23rd, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s proposed mega-water transfer project is already sparking fears amongst countries downstream of the impacted rivers: The Red Flag River Water Diversion Project Proposal (Red Flag River) is a new enormous inter-basin water diversion proposal in China. It is not an official project and has not received approval from the Chinese government; however, since […]
Read more »Middle Eastern Water Crisis and Where Various Actors Stand
October 19th, 2021
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on MENA’s water crisis: A report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights the increasingly grave threat posed by the water crisis and drought that endanger the future of millions of Arabs across the Middle East. This crisis is the result of both climate change […]
Read more »Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn’t Easy.
October 19th, 2021
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on San Diego’s drought mitigation measures: In many parts of California, reminders abound that the American West is running out of water. “Bathtub rings” mark the shrinking of the state’s biggest reservoirs to some of their lowest recorded levels. Fields lie fallow, as farmers grapple with an uncertain […]
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