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The Mekong Delta’s Transboundary Water Problems
May 3rd, 2022
Via East Asia Forum, a report on the Mekong delta’s transboundary water problems: The Mekong River is the lifeblood of countries in the Mekong region, but the past few years have seen water flows recurringly decline and processes of saltwater intrusion accelerating in the Vietnamese Mekong delta. These transboundary hydrological challenges have detrimental effects on millions of people living […]
Read more »Laos Pushes Forward With Seventh Mekong River Dam Project
April 29th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an update on the Phou Ngoy dam which is one of nine hydropower projects that the Lao government is planning on the mainstream of the Mekong River: Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported this week that officials in Laos will soon take an important step forward on a new hydropower project, the seventh large-scale dam project […]
Read more »How Climate Change Sparked A Multi-State Battle Over The Colorado River
April 21st, 2022
Via New York Magazine, a report on how climate change has sparked a multi-state battle over the Colorado River: The Colorado River’s 1,450-mile run begins amid the snowy pinnacles of the Rocky Mountains and ends in the subtropical waters of the Gulf of California. Over the millions of years the river has been running this course, […]
Read more »Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water
April 19th, 2022
Via The Columbian, an article on how the expanding drought is leaving the western U.S. scrambling for water: Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks widen. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by intense spring winds fill the valley, exacerbating the feeling of distress that is beginning to […]
Read more »Dwindling Water Levels of Lake Powell
April 14th, 2022
Courtesy of Terra Daily, a report on the dwindling water levels of Lake Powell: After decades of drought, water levels in Lake Powell, the second-largest humanmade reservoir in the United States, have shrunk to its lowest level since it was created more than 50 years ago, threatening millions of people who rely on its water […]
Read more »Dams In U.S. Southwest Getting Hung Out To Dry
April 11th, 2022
Via Ars Technica, a report on how hydro power is decreasing as climate change hangs the Southwestern US out to dry: News that Arizona’s Lake Powell is slowly but surely drying up has spread far and wide. The reservoir behind the 1,320-megawatt Glen Canyon Dam and power station, Lake Powell plays an important role in providing power […]
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