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Could Ocean Desalination Help Solve Las Vegas’ Water Woes?

Via the Las Vegas Review Journal, a report that Las Vegas is exploring a water transfer deal with San Diego: Southern Nevada is now looking to the Pacific Ocean to ease its water woes. In a vote Thursday, the Southern Nevada Water Authority board approved a memorandum of understanding that allows General Manager John Entsminger […]

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International Court Backs Pakistan’s Position on Indus Waters Treaty

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 […]

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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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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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Indus Waters Treaty at Crossroads: Pakistan’s Legal Response and India’s Position

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 […]

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