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As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it
September 13th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how – as states negotiate future water cuts – some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin of the overallocated Colorado River to use more water: The fossil fuel industry once boomed here. Oil pump jacks dot the landscape around the community […]
Read more »What Arizona Can Learn From Israel’s Pioneering Water Strategy
September 13th, 2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on what Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy: Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But it faces a daunting challenge: a water crisis that could seriously constrain its economic growth and […]
Read more »Egypt Brands Ethiopia’s Move To fill Nile Mega-Dam As ‘Illegal’
September 12th, 2023
Via RFI, a report on Ethiopia’s Sunday announcement that it had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the river Nile, which has been the source of a long-running dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. Cairo has condemned the move, saying it is illegal. The announcement came just a fortnight after Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed negotiations. Talks were suspended in […]
Read more »End of GERD-Lock: Ethiopia Completes Filling of Dam
September 11th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report that Ethiopia has completed the filling of the controversial GERD Nile dam: Ethiopia completed the fourth and final filling of its contentious dam on the Nile River’s main tributary, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Sunday. In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Abiy said the process was finished despite “external pressure” […]
Read more »Groundwater: Transboundary Aquifers Between U.S. and Mexico
September 10th, 2023
Via the Permanent Forum on Binational Waters, a look at fresh research highlighting the significance of groundwater in the context of transboundary aquifers between Mexico and the United States: Water has emerged as a precious resource, increasingly scarce, making the understanding and management of groundwater, especially at borders, all the more crucial. This is why […]
Read more »The Colorado River: Significantly Decline Due to Climate Change
September 10th, 2023
Via Scripps News, a look at how rising temperatures have sucked more than 10 trillion gallons of water out of the Colorado River Basin between 2000 and 2021: The Colorado River is an artery that pumps millions of gallons of water to tens of millions of people in the Southwestern United States. And as much […]
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