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The Parched Tiger: Furious Himalayan Flood Could Bury India’s Hydropower Program
April 2nd, 2014
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at how a treacherous mountain range in India’s Uttarakhand region unleashed a torrent of water, mud, and boulders that was long anticipated and willfully ignored, and the impact it will have upon India’s hydropower plans: The Uttarakhand flood exceeded every previous high-end boundary of water surge, […]
Read more »Sinking Hopes: San Joaquin Valley Sinking As Farmers Race To Tap Aquifer
April 2nd, 2014
Courtesy of the San Jose Mercury News, an interesting article on the deleterious impact wells are having upon California aquifers: So wet was the San Joaquin Valley of Steve Arthur’s childhood that a single 240-foot-deep well could quench the thirst of an arid farm. Now his massive rig, bucking and belching, must drill 1,200 feet […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Rivers At The Brink Of Collapse
March 27th, 2014
Via the Huffington Post, a look at the state of China’s rivers: China’s rulers have traditionally derived their legitimacy from controlling water. The country ranks only sixth in terms of annual river runoff, but counts half the planet’s large dams within its borders. A new report warns that dam building has brought China’s river ecosystems […]
Read more »Egypt Considers Referring Renaissance Dam File To The Hague
March 27th, 2014
Via Al Monitor, a report on the bubbling tension between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam: A general view shows construction activity on the Grand Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region, March 16, 2014. The Specialized National Councils in Egypt filed an important report to the presidency, including a study about referring […]
Read more »Unplugging The ‘Battery’ Of SE Asia: Don Sahong Dam Threatens Food Security In Laos, Vietnam And Cambodia
March 26th, 2014
Via Future Directions International, a look at how construction of the Don Sahong Dam along the Lower Mekong River may exacerbate existing malnutrition in the region and jeopardise the livelihoods of villagers and commercial fishermen: The government of Laos aims to become the “battery” of South East Asia, by exporting electricity to its neighbours and […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: UN Report Predicts Grim Scenario For India
March 24th, 2014
Via the Times of India, an article on a recent UN report looking at water stress around the world: As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in “water-scarce” countries […]
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