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Turkmenistan’s Drought Dries Reservoirs
November 26th, 2025
Two reservoirs in western Turkmenistan have fully dried up, according to satellite analysis published by Meteozhurnal, a specialist meteorological outlet. Mammetköl and Delili, small reservoirs in Balkan province fed by the low-water Atrak river, shrank steadily over the past year and had no remaining water by early summer. Meteozhurnal based its findings on time-series imagery […]
Read more »Lake Chad Basin Caught in Brutal Boko Haram-ISWAP Struggle
November 25th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, an article on the fight between Boko Haram and ISWAP for control of the Lake Chad islands: It was cold and quiet around 4am on 7 November, when James (last name withheld) shut the door and led his heavily pregnant wife and their two children, under the age of six, onto […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Ganga Basin ‘Highly Water Stressed’
November 24th, 2025
Via Down to Earth, a report on Asia’s ‘triple threat’ as its 10 major rivers are at risk from escalating climate risks and deepening water stress, says analysis The Ganga river basin is highly water stressed and India must act as the basin houses 45 per cent of the country’s population, accounts for 44 per […]
Read more »Study: Something’s Gotta Give on the Rio Grande
November 21st, 2025
Via The Land Desk, a look at how climate change and overconsumption are drying up the Southwest’s “other” big river: The Colorado River and its woes tend to get all of the attention, but the Southwest’s “other” big river, the Rio Grande, is in even worse shape thanks to a combination of warming temperatures, drought, […]
Read more »Putin’s Pipe Dream: Russian Scientists Discuss Project to “Redirect” Siberian Rivers
November 21st, 2025
Russian scientists have reportedly asked the Kremlin to fund a feasibility study on diverting water from Russia’s Ob River down to Central Asia. The $100B plan would see a massive plastic pipeline carry up to 22 cubic km (5.3 cubic miles) ofw ater through Kazakhstan into Uzbekistan annually. This idea builds upon a similar Soviet-era […]
Read more »New Iraqi Leadership Confronts Water Shortage and Economic Strain
November 20th, 2025
Via OilPrice.com, a report on Iraq’s urgent water crisis: Iraq’s latest election saw a surprisingly high turnout (56%) and a fragmented outcome. The new government faces urgent challenges: a severe water crisis due to drought and upstream dams, weak public finances tied to oil dependence, and delicate relations with both the U.S. and Iran. Balancing […]
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