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California: Deserts Won’t Bloom Forever
September 17th, 2015
Via PRI, a detailed look at the similarity of challenges facing California and Saudi Arabia: A decade ago, reports began emerging of a strange occurrence in the Saudi Arabian desert. Ancient desert springs were drying up. The springs fed the lush oases depicted in the Bible and Quran, and as the water disappeared, these verdant […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Water-nomics
September 15th, 2015
Via China Water Risk, an interesting report on China Water-nomics and whether China’s water caps & efficiency targets will impact its economic growth: Highlights -Water use quotas & policies caps GDP growth at 5.7% p.a. between 2020-2030 towards South Korea by 2050 -Economic mix helps the G20 manage water & GDP; but so does trade & shifting […]
Read more »Could A Bulk Water Export Industry Ever Get Underway In Canada?
September 13th, 2015
Via the Calgary Herald, a look at the potential for a bulk water export industry in Canada: An Alaskan company boldly declared earlier this year that it was going to ship tens of millions of litres of pristine water to parched Southern California. It would have represented the first solid evidence that a bulk water industry […]
Read more »FutureWatch: One In Four Major Cities Unable To Provide Clean Water To Residents
September 11th, 2015
Via The Guardian, a look at major cities where – from Mumbai to São Paolo – safe water supplies are precarious: They are two of the biggest cities in the world and both are set to grow significantly over the next decade, yet Mumbai and São Paulo are still unable to supply the clean and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A History Of China’s Water Crisis – The Yellow River
August 27th, 2015
Via The Third Pole, an interesting historical look at China’s water problems: During the hot, dry month of August 1992 the farmers of Baishan village in Hebei province and Panyang village in Henan came to blows. Residents from each village hurled insults and explosives at the other across the Zhang River – the river that […]
Read more »Deliberate Targeting Of Water Sources Worsens Misery For Millions of Syrians
August 26th, 2015
Via Inter Press Service, more sad news of the use of water as a weapon in Syria: The conflict in Syria has destroyed much of the country’s water infrastructure, leaving five million people suffering from a critical water shortage. Imagine having to venture out into a conflict zone in search of water because rebel groups […]
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