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International Court Backs Pakistan’s Position on Indus Waters Treaty
May 20th, 2026
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on latest developments around the Indus Waters Treaty where India continues to reject arbitration, leaving New Delhi-Islamabad ties frozen: An international court has upheld Pakistan’s plea against India’s pondage at two hydroelectric projects in the New Delhi-administered Kashmir region, reinforcing Islamabad’s position on the Indus Waters Treaty, a water-sharing agreement […]
Read more »On Euphrates, Global Warming Beginning To Mirror Bible’s ‘End of World’ Scenario
May 16th, 2026
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 […]
Read more »Why the Colorado River is Once Again Facing a Water Crisis
May 10th, 2026
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. […]
Read more »Why Trump Wants To Spend $1B on Great Salt Lake
April 27th, 2026
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 […]
Read more »Indus Waters Treaty at Crossroads: Pakistan’s Legal Response and India’s Position
April 20th, 2026
Via Modern Dipomacy, a look at how – one year after tensions escalated over the Indus Waters Treaty – the evolving dynamic between Pakistan and India presents a significant case study in the interaction between law, diplomacy, and regional stability: One year after tensions escalated over the Indus Waters Treaty, the evolving dynamic between Pakistan […]
Read more »Arizona’s Growth Machine Keeps Churning Even as Existing Communities Dry Up
April 17th, 2026
Via Land Desk, a look at the dire situation for water in Arizona: Rendering of the Halo Vista development and TSMC’s campus. Source: discoverhalovista.com Sometimes it feels like there are two parallel Southwestern United States out there. One is naturally arid, is getting hotter and hotter by the year and is gripped by the most […]
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