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New Residents Flood into the Most Drought-Stricken Counties in U.S.
July 28th, 2021
Courtesy of The Economic Innovation Group, a report on the trend for relocation into the most water scarce regions in the U.S., further exacerbating issues related to drought: The South and Mountain West dominated U.S. population growth over the past decade, yet many of those regions’ fast-growing counties are among the most drought-prone places in the country. […]
Read more »How the US West’s ‘Megadrought’ Could Cause More ‘Water Wars’
July 28th, 2021
Via CNBC, a video looking at the potential for water scarcity to incite “wars” between different users such as agriculture, industry, tourism, and families: Brad Howard, CNBC producer: Water is a crucial resource that all humans need. Emma Newburger, CNBC Business News: And right now what we’re seeing is there’s just not enough water to go around. […]
Read more »Water Disputes Compound Instability In The Middle East
July 28th, 2021
Via the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, an article on the impact of water scarcity in the Middle East: The Middle East is one of the driest regions in the world. The scarcity of water has often been touted as a source of national and interstate disputes in the area. Some scholars have predicted for some […]
Read more »Iranians Thirsty For Change
July 26th, 2021
Via Asia Times, a report on the water crisis exploding in Iran as authorities crack down hard on protesters who perceive severe water shortages are a result of state mismanagement: Unprecedented water shortages in Iran have sparked protests across southwestern Khuzestan that have quickly spread to other regions, a popular uprising that threatens wider stability […]
Read more »U.S. / Canada: A River Runs Through It
July 25th, 2021
Courtesy of the Wilson Quarterly, a look at the Columbia River Treaty and what lessons it holds for Canada/US water relations: The Columbia River defines the Pacific Northwest for both Canada and the United States. It runs for 1,243 miles from the Canadian Rockies to reach the Pacific Ocean. It also forms part of the […]
Read more »Water Shortages Threaten Iran With Political and Economic Apocalypse
July 24th, 2021
Via Bloomberg, a report on Iran’s water shortages which may result in massive population displacement as provincial aquifers run dry: Amid the escalating protests over water shortages in Iran’s oil-producing Khuzestan province, government officials in Tehran are unable to fall back on the old excuse that nobody could have seen the crisis coming. They themselves […]
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