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On Euphrates, Global Warming Beginning To Mirror Bible’s ‘End of World’ Scenario

Via The Cool Down, a look at the dire condition of the Euphrates River: The Euphrates River, a waterway closely tied to both early civilizations and biblical history, is shrinking rapidly as rising global temperatures, prolonged drought, and heavy water use increasingly strain freshwater supplies in the Middle East. That has renewed interest in a […]

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Why the Colorado River is Once Again Facing a Water Crisis

Via Washington Post, a report on a stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada which is unlikely to break the stalemate in negotiations over the future of the river: The situation on the Colorado River has rarely been more dire than in this moment. The snowpacks that feed the river are the smallest on record. […]

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Corpus Christi’s Drought Emergency: “There Is No Manual”

Via Invisible Waters, a look at Corpus Christi’s drought crisis: “We have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video,” Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni told the City Council…” October 8, 2021 – October 11, 2025 (NASA Earth Observatory) Over the past few weeks, I’ve been watching the news out of Corpus […]

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One of the Planet’s Biggest Cities is Sinking so Rapidly it’s Visible from Space

Via CNN, a look at how Mexico City’s metropolis of nearly 22 million people is sinking at an alarming rate due to over-extraction of the aquifer which lies beneath it: Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it’s visible from the space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing subsidence […]

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Will Chinese Megaprojects Solve Northern Peru’s Water Crisis?

Via Dialogue.Earth, a look at China’s recent win of an international tender to execute the Poechos and Alto Piura megaprojects, both key to the Piura region’s future water security: The sun beats down on Cieneguillo, a valley famed for its lemon and mango plantations near Peru’s northern coast. Farmer Yhon Silupú Córdova – thin, slow-moving […]

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Why Trump Wants To Spend $1B on Great Salt Lake

Via NPR, a report on why Trump wants to spend $1 billion on Great Salt Lake: At its peak, Great Salt Lake, located right outside the state’s capital of Salt Lake City, was bigger than the state of Delaware, covering roughly 2,300 square miles, with a thriving ecosystem and the main reason Utah claimed to […]

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