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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 »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 »Canada Dry?
August 18th, 2015
Via the Vancouver Sun, commentary on Canada’s perception of water and potential issues with a thirsty United States: “Canada has probably one of the largest resources of fresh water in the world. Water is going to be — already is — a very valuable commodity and I’ve always found it odd that Canada is so […]
Read more »Indian Tribes: Water Dealmakers In Drying Colorado River Basin
July 1st, 2015
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a very interesting look at the role that native Americans – who hold 20 percent of the Colorado River basin’s water rights – will have in shaping the future of the Southwest: Mired in drought and torched by one of the hottest years ever measured, the seven states of the […]
Read more »US Groundwater: On The Move Overseas In Food Exports
July 1st, 2015
Via Smithsonian Magazine, an interesting look at how US groundwater is leaving the country in the form of food exports: Freshwater in the United States is really on the move. Much of the water pulled from underground reservoirs called aquifers gets incorporated into crops and other foodstuffs, which are then are shuttled around the country […]
Read more »California Farmers Dig Deeper For Water, Sipping Their Neighbors Dry
June 5th, 2015
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting report on water scarcity in California: A farm served by the San Luis Canal Company, which manages the water supply for about 45,000 acres in California. Early one morning in late April, Parvinder Hundal stood beside a hole in the ground at the edge of his almond […]
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