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Egypt, Ethiopia Agree To Reach Deal On Controversial Dam In Four Months
July 15th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report that Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to reach deal on the controversial GERD dam in four months: Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday to finalise a deal over Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile within four months, a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two countries.The massive $4.2-billion Grand Ethiopian […]
Read more »Considerable But Unsustainable Water From Thawing Permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau In Changing Climate
July 12th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on a new study examining the impact of climate change on Tibetan Plateau ice and water resources: This study is led by Dr. Taihua Wang and Dr. Dawen Yang (Tsinghua University), together with experts in the field of both permafrost and glacier including Dr. Tandong Yao, Dr. Xin Li (Institute […]
Read more »Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened.
July 9th, 2023
Via Undark, a detailed look at the Salton Sea, a little-known health and environmental tragedy: ON THE AFTERNOON OF Oct. 6, 2022, a massive dust storm rose in the drought-parched Sonoran Desert just southeast of California’s Salton Sea. Wind, gusting at more than 60 miles per hour, whipped the desert floor into a vaulting curtain of […]
Read more »River of Words: First Nations and U.S. Water
July 8th, 2023
Courtesy of Sibley’s Rivers, part one of a detailed look We’re seeing not just being at the table, but actually having an influence on the agenda. We’re looking at the next step – because you can have a seat at the table, but not be taken seriously. And tribes, especially now in regards to water, […]
Read more »In Arizona Water Ruling, the Hopi Tribe Sees Limits on Its Future
July 7th, 2023
Via ProPublica, an article on how Arizona’s unique method for awarding water to tribes was supposed to open up economic possibilities beyond farming for the Hopi Tribe. Instead, the tribe says it has dashed their dreams of building a thriving homeland: In September 2020, the Hopi Tribe’s four-decade effort to secure its right to water […]
Read more »The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water.
July 6th, 2023
Via ProPublica, a look at how the Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the river, much of it used by Southern California cities, but he tribe isn’t paid for it: At night, the lights of Lake Havasu City’s hotels, boat launches and neighborhoods […]
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