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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 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water-nomics And Trade Offs
August 24th, 2015
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a new report suggesting that tough trade-offs are on the horizon as China manages its water for economic development which may cause various outputs to shift within China as cotton clashes with coal to “free up” water: HSBC releases report titled “No Water, More Trade-offs”. This new report is the 3rd in the “No Water” […]
Read more »Iran’s Urmia Lake: Desiccation, Diplomacy, And The Disaffected
August 23rd, 2015
Via AquaDoc, an interesting link to a report on Iran’s Urmia Lake, a very tough problem involving elements of hydrology, water resources management, water use, and ethnic tensions: Urmia Lake, or Lake Urmia if you prefer, is an iconic water body in Iran and indeed, the region and the world. It is a saline lake and because […]
Read more »Losing Water, California Tries To Stay Atop Economic Wave
August 19th, 2015
Via the New York Times, a detailed look at how California – despite the drought – is pushing ahead with plans for new housing, with advocates saying there will be enough water to meet the demand: Evert W. Palmer has a vision for this city famous for its state prison: 10,200 new homes spread across […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Asia’s Melting Glaciers Might Lead To Future Conflicts
August 19th, 2015
Via Science Times, a look at the potential that Asia’s melting glaciers might give rise to future conflicts over water: A new study revealed the fact that over the past 50 years the glaciers in Asia’s Tian Shan mountains have lost more than a quarter of their total. At this rate, they lost about four times more than […]
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