A Look Back at 2016
In a region challenged by obstinate ecological impediments freshwater scarcity ranks at the very top. That does not stop children in the UAE from enjoying the cooling waters of a water park. The park would not be possible without desalination. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
Voters in Alabama, California, Missouri, Oklahoma and other states will vote on ballot initiatives related to water on November 8. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
One of the driest two-year periods in recent India history affects roughly half of the country, and has joined the hottest week ever recorded. Here a young girl waits at a Delhi well for water. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
Power lines swept outward from Hoover Dam, the largest hydropower facility in the U.S. Southwest. Because water levels in Lake Mead have plummeted, power customers have invested in equipment upgrades that will keep the dam operating in low-water conditions. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
Flint residents are struggling with bad water and high bills. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
The incomparable treeless highlands of Peru’s Andes hold enormous mineral reserves and are a target of the world’s largest mining companies. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
Water pollution and diseases linked to septic system failures are becoming more problematic in the United States. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
California's Central Valley is the heart of the state’s farming and oil industries. Stanford researchers found significantly more fresh groundwater beneath the valley the deeper they looked. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
Idle mining equipment in Cajamarca, Peru is evidence of work that stopped in the development of the Newmont Mining Conga mine due to citizen opposition over water-related risks. © J Carl Ganter / CircleofBlue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
A small tributary canal of the Mekong, north of Can Tho, Vietnam, where salinification is damaging rice fields and fruit orchards. © J Carl Ganter / CircleofBlue
Learn more on how water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world in Circle of Blue's 2016 in review.
