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No Water, No Growth: Rising River Risks Threaten Half The Total GDP of 16 Asian Countries
October 28th, 2025
Via China Water Risk, a look at a new report that reveals that nearly 2bn people and US$10.3trn worth of GDP as well as 800GW+ of power assets across Asia’s 10 “mother” rivers are at risk from escalating climate risks and deepening water stress: A new report “No Water, No Growth 2 – Rising “mother” […]
Read more »Phoenix Subdivision Builds Move Ahead, Despite Water Concerns
October 24th, 2025
Via High Country News, an article on the first crack in the Phoenix area’s suspension on new housing that relies on groundwater: Houses under construction in the Tartesso neighborhood in Buckeye, Arizona, in September. The formerly small agricultural city’s population has rapidly grown to 125,000 and is home to many large subdivisions.Caitlin O’Hara / High […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China’s Tibetan Mega-Dam Is Veiled in Secrecy
October 11th, 2025
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the veil of secrecy surrounding China’s Tibetan mega-dam: When Wen visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the spring of 2025, the independent Chinese ecologist saw numerous heavy trucks loaded with construction materials along Medog county in the southeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Only a single, narrow […]
Read more »The Dried-Out Subdivisions of Phoenix
October 8th, 2025
Via High Country News, a look at how a groundwater crisis halted the construction of thousands of homes and pitted affordability against environmental concerns: On the far edge of suburban Phoenix, a giant concrete arch spans the Central Arizona Project, dubbed a “Bridge to Nowhere” by developers and neighborhood activists alike. Nobody can use it; […]
Read more »Rising Waters, Rising Tensions: Nile Floods Reopen Old Wounds Over Ethiopian Dam
October 6th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how – Ethiopia, viewing the dam as essential for its development, has rejected Egypt’s accusations, stating that regulated water releases have actually mitigated flood damage: Rising waters of the Nile have flooded homes and fields in northern Egypt, forcing residents to evacuate by boat. In the village of Dalhamo, […]
Read more »Experts: Slash Colorado River Consumption ASAP To Avoid Crisis
September 16th, 2025
The deadline is rapidly approaching for the Colorado River Basin states to come up with a plan for divvying up the river’s waters and operating its reservoirs and other plumbing infrastructure after 2026. But a recent report warns that even if the states do make the November deadline — and it’s looking more and more […]
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