Peter Gleick: (Mis)Understanding Sea-Level Rise (SLR) and Climate Impacts
One of the most important and threatening risks of climate change is sea-level rise (SLR).
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Federal Water Tap, February 25: U.S. Geological Survey Measures Water Loss, From Several Sources
From the Ground The average decline in water levels across the entire Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight plains states and is a key source of irrigation water, measured 4.3 meters (14.2 feet), from 1950 to 2011, according to new figures from the U.S. Geological Survey. Changes in the water table ranged from an increase of […]
Washington Water Main, February 22: Natural Gas and Climate Change Take Center Stage
A Senate committee hosts arguments on the federal government’s role in the U.S. natural gas boom, while Democrats this week released a climate bill that could be the first in years to reach the Senate floor.
UNICEF Report Has Five Messages for India’s Water Managers
Better water management is necessary for environmental and public health, as well as economic development. Photo J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blute In Punjab, India, a farmer irrigates his crops by pumping groundwater and flooding channels along the field. Click image to enlarge. By 2050, India’s water demand is forecasted to increase by 66 percent to […]
Peter Gleick: Climate Change, Snow and Ice, and Water Resources
One of the reasons that climate change is such a big issue is because the global climate is an integral part of the Earth’s entire ecosystem, tied to so many of the big and little things that society cares about.
Australia’s Water Markets Succeeding, Yet Severe Challenges Loom
Limited water supplies and competing agricultural, environmental, industrial, and municipal interests challenge Australia’s water-trading system.
Map: China’s Provincial Water Resources and Use (2002-2010)
Click through the interactive infographic to see how China, the world’s largest nation and second-largest economy, faces multiple challenges for sustaining its water supply.
The Stream, February 19: Climate Change Edition
UNEP Highlights Energy, Climate Change, and Arctic Ice Melt Reuters reports on the UNEP Year Book 2013 which highlights the cyclical nature of Arctic ice melt and fossil fuel extraction there. “What we are seeing is that the melting of ice is prompting a rush for exactly the fossil fuel resources that fuelled the melt […]
Federal Water Tap, February 18: Climate Change a Financial High Risk to U.S. Government
Climate Change Risk The U.S. government’s internal watchdog added two new items to its list of high-priority risks to the federal government: financial risk from climate change-related catastrophes and insufficient data from weather-monitoring satellites. The Government Accountability Office’s high-risk list – which emphasizes areas vulnerable to fraud, waste or mismanagement, or areas in need of […]
The Stream, February 14: Major Water Loss Across Middle East
The Tigris and Euphrates’ river basins lost almost as much water as the Dead Sea from 2003-2007, according to a new study from the University of California, NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The biggest contributor to the loss, Middle East Online reported, was groundwater pumping, especially from wells that were drilled after […]
Ned Breslin: Bolivia, Abandoned No More
‘Cobertura Total Para Siempre,’ which translates to ‘Total Coverage Forever,’ is the municipality of Arani’s way of committing to the EVERYONE FOREVER program.
Peter Gleick: Accuracy, Precision, and Significance — The Misery of Cholera
We’re bombarded with numbers every day. But seeing a number and understanding it are two different things.
