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The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater
September 19th, 2024
Courtesy of Wired, an article on a startup which says shipping meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers internationally will boost the local economy and could help ease water pressures in arid regions. But what does that actually mean for the world? Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce in many countries, but not in Greenland. Its ice sheet contains around […]
Read more »Why Investing in Water Storage Matters in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert
September 19th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on Mongolia and what Ulaanbaatar can do to ensure the access the country needs for decades to come? Given that Mongolia has been ranked as one of 36 high-water-risk countries in the world, the recently concluded U.N. Water Conference touched on issues of immense importance to the country. The U.N. […]
Read more »The Only Major City In The World Not Built On a Water Source
September 17th, 2024
Via Medium, an article on Johannesburg, the only major city in the world not built on a water source: One thing that all major cities have in common is often their proximity or access to water. Even cities considered to reside in the desert, like Phoenix and Las Vegas, get water from the nearby Salt […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Melting Glaciers
September 17th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, a report on the concern arising from Central Asia’s melting glaciers: Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of grey rocks, reminiscing how the same spot was a glacier just a few years ago.At an altitude of 4,000 metres, the 35-year-old researcher […]
Read more »More Than Half Of Brazil Is Racked By Drought. Blame Deforestation.
September 16th, 2024
Courtesy of the Washington Post, a report on Brazil’s drought: In the north of Brazil, dried rivers have left communities accessible only by boat landlocked. In the central west, fires are razing what were once wetlands. And in the densely populated southeast, smoke from tens of thousands of blazes is choking cities. Brazil is in […]
Read more »Managing Groundwater on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Challenging But Vital
September 15th, 2024
Via APM Research Lab, an article on the importance of managing groundwater on the U.S.-Mexico border: Constellation Brands, a U.S.-based beverage company, announced in 2016 that they would begin construction on a new brewery in Mexicali, Baja California. Constellation already operated two factories in Mexico, producing beers like Corona and Modelo for American consumers. Almost […]
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