Drought, Climate Change Jeopardize Global Hydropower Policies

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Less precipitation + more extreme droughts = electricity shortages.

The Price of Hydropower Pursuits in Patagonia

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In Chile’s Trackless Mountain Wilderness, A Clash Between Pristine Rivers and Hydropower Prospects

Brazil Approves Construction of Controversial Dam in the Amazon

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Brazil’s government issued an environmental license for the Belo Monte dam on an Amazon tributary.

Chile Considers Constitutional Reform of Freshwater Rights

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New legislation could extend government control over private freshwater resources.

Tehuacán Video Essay: Scarcity and Solutions

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Forces of man and nature have turned this valley’s freshwater supply, once renowned throughout Mexico, into an ancient memory.

Glimmer of Optimism for Polar Ice in Antarctica

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The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) found that seawater temperatures beneath the Fimbul Ice Shelf are hovering slightly above freezing. This data indicates the water is actually “icier” than temperature projections made by an Antarctic regional computer model, according to Dr. Nalan Koc of NPI.

Relief Organizations In Haiti Prioritize Water Distribution

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Aid groups send purification and desalination systems to prevent dehydration, disease in the devastated country. Relief organizations are rushing to provide clean water to the more than two million inhabitants of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Chavez Suspends Electricity Rationing in Venezuelan Capital after One Day

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Severe drought is squeezing the country's energy supply.

Climate Change To Heighten International Tensions Over Freshwater Resources

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Growing supply and demand gaps.

NASA Satellite Photos Capture a Decade of Land and Water Changes

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As part of its 10-year anniversary, NASA’s Earth Observatory has compiled a gallery of images showing annual changes in the Earth’s land, water and atmosphere in places such as Central Asia, Australia, Iraq and the Amazon.

Peter Gleick: Water and Conflict – The New Water Conflict Chronology

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In an ongoing effort to understand the connections between water resources, water systems, and international security and conflict, the Pacific Institute initiated a project in the late 1980s to track and categorize events related to water and conflict.

Melting Glaciers, Drought Jeopardize Bolivian Capital’s Water

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Planned migrations to water-rich areas are being considered as an emergency option as La Paz's water supply hangs in the balance.