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Federal Court Stalls Las Vegas Water Grab
September 9th, 2017
Via Summit County Citizens Voice, a report on a planned $15.5 billion project that some feel would deplete aquifers and springs in the eastern Nevada desert, pumping it more than 250 miles south to metropolitan Las Vegas: A federal court has at least temporarily stifled a major water grab in Nevada, finding that the Bureau of […]
Read more »Tobruk Water Crisis Leading To Increasing Instability and Extremist Group Expansion
August 30th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a report on the Libyan city of Tobruk that is experiencing increasing societal, political and economic pressures due to severe water shortages: The Libyan city of Tobruk is one of many across the Middle East and North Africa region that is experiencing increasing societal, political and economic pressures due to severe […]
Read more »Iran: Official Calls On Neighbors To Comply With Water Deals
August 26th, 2017
Via The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s urging of neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources: A senior Iranian official urged the neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources. “Water crisis is serious, and as […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Is China Weaponizing Water?
August 26th, 2017
Via National Interest, commentary on China’s strategic interest in water: Hidden in plain sight is an intimidating Chinese weapon that allows it to hold a quarter of the world’s population hostage without firing a single shot. While much attention has been given to the nation’s fearsome new military hardware, a formidable component in its arsenal […]
Read more »‘Alarmingly High’ Levels Of Arsenic In Pakistan’s Groundwater
August 24th, 2017
Via BBC, a report on arsenic levels in Pakistan’s groundwater: Up to 60 million people in Pakistan are at risk from the deadly chemical arsenic, according to a new analysis of water supplies. The study looked at data from nearly 1,200 groundwater quality samples from across the country. The resulting risk map shows concentrations well […]
Read more »Drought In The Mediterranean
August 23rd, 2017
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at the arid spells across Europe’s south: THE Gonella Hut, more than 3,000 metres up on the Italian side of Monte Bianco, should be bustling with climbers in August. Instead, it is empty. Davide Gonella, the manager, closed it at the end of last month for lack of water. […]
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