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The Thirsty Dragon: South-North Diversion Delays
December 7th, 2008
Via Reuters, an update on China’s ambitious South-North Water Diversion, namely a likely delay. As the report notes: “…China has postponed completing a huge water transfer project to quench its national capital’s thirst, citing stubborn pollution worries for pushing the target date back four years to 2014, official media said on Saturday. The South-North Water […]
Read more »Could Siberian River Water Be Diverted to Save a Drying/Dying Aral Sea?
December 6th, 2008
Via Window on Eurasia, an interesting look at how the rapid drying up of the Aral Sea in Central Asia – it is likely to completely disappear within months – has sparked new interest in the possibility that Moscow could divert Siberian river water to the region to save not only the sea but also […]
Read more »Better Red than Dead? Jordan’s Proposed Peace Canal
December 2nd, 2008
Via Terra Daily, details on a proposed Jordanian plan to haul water from the Red Sea to replenish the Dead Sea. As the article notes: “…The 3.5-billion-euro (4.5-billion-dollar) “Peace Canal” is the heart of the government’s vision of slaking thirst in a country that is mostly bone-dry desert and one of the 10 driest places […]
Read more »U.S. Southwest: The Last Straw for Desert Sprawl?
October 27th, 2008
From the always interesting Patagonia corporate blog, a story from Southwestern Utah, where the most recent example of water resource redirection is being played out. As the article notes: “…In the 1990s, St. George, Utah outpaced Las Vegas as the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the U.S.; it now sits just behind Greeley, Colorado. The Lake […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Recent Achievements in the South – North Diversion Scheme
October 18th, 2008
Via The Economist, a report detailing the most recent progress of China’s ambitious South – North water diversion scheme. As the article notes “…THE water level at Wangkuai Reservoir, one of the biggest in Hebei province, is close to an historic high—in a region gripped by drought. This has been achieved by hoarding the water. […]
Read more »China’s Dam(n?) Plans
October 15th, 2008
As reported by The Guardian, China is planning to build a string of new dams in southern Tibet to boost its electricity supply. Given that hundreds of millions of people across Asia depend on rivers that originate in Tibet, and because previous hydroelectric proposals have proved controversial due to their impact on the environment, local […]
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