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Federal data show that U.S. farms use less water and are investing in water-saving irrigation equipment. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue Four varieties of lettuce grow in tight rainbow rows in Salinas, California. According to the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, some 99 percent of U.S. lettuce is irrigated. Click image to […]
Reporter Kaye LaFond breaks down the newest IPCC report, and IPCC reports in general.
Despite early-warning systems, the world lacks urgency in heading off slow-moving disasters.
IPCC says the water cycle will intensify, leading to bigger storms, more droughts, and worsening water quality.
The Global Rundown Worsening water stress was identified by the World Economic Forum as one of the top global trends to watch next year. Water stress has prompted Georgia to sue the U.S. government, while water stress in California is being exacerbated by illegal marijuana operations. Singapore’s smart water grid is reducing leaks and water […]
The Water Risk Monetizer guides corporate investments where water is scarce. Image via Water Risk Monetizer The water-risk assessment tool was developed by Trucost, a consultancy, and Ecolab, a water-technology company. Click image to enlarge. More than ever, business executives are opening their eyes to the threats that inadequate or polluted water supplies pose to […]
The Global Rundown Water withdrawals in the United States are leveling off even as the economy continues to grow. Businesses say water risks are growing. California voters are spending more money to combat drought, as will the hydraulic fracturing industry in the United States. Thailand faces water shortages, late rains are exacerbating food insecurity in […]
easures passed in California, Florida, and Maine, while North Dakota voted against conservation fund.
The Global Rundown In the water-scarce Middle East, at least 40 percent of treated sewage effluent ends up in the sea instead of recycled, but that’s not stopping Coca Cola: there are now plans for the first ever Coke factory in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, drought isn’t stopping California’s tomato farmers. Hydropower reservoirs may be […]
The Global Rundown China opened the second section of its massive South-North water diversion, while desalination is being considered to save the Middle East’s Jordan River from water diversions. California will need to spend millions just to maintain its current water infrastructure, and India is spending millions to irrigate sugarcane farms. Meanwhile, public opposition is […]
Era of indifference greets droughts, floods, storms, tsunamis. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue India’s policy of free water and free energy to farmers is draining groundwater reserves, polluting air and rivers, and generating economy-weakening brownouts with millions of electric water pumps that irrigate rice and wheat crops so big they rot in […]
The Global Rundown The world’s aquifers are disappearing, and the Aral Sea is vanishing. Researchers from Massachusetts have deduced that the water on earth has been here since the planet’s formation, while scientists from Nebraska and Illinois have written a computer program for buying and selling water rights. Record floods in August caused mass amounts […]
