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by C.T. Pope Circle of Blue UPDATE: Since the original posting of this article, John McCain also responded to the science policy questionnaire. As the presidential race ratchets into high gear this fall, science and energy policies are edging into the debates of both parties. Barack Obama became the first presidential hopeful to answer a 14-question […]
Farmers cope with water pollution in their efforts to feed millions by Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue Cities above and below the equator rely on the fruits of urban agriculture, literally. According to a new report, many farmers use human sewage to irrigate that agriculture. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) estimates that 800 million […]
Water levels in the Sea of Galilee are at their lowest level on record, reports The Telegraph. For four years a drought, combined with high demand for agricultural irrigation, has been sucking the sea down to what Gidon Bromberg, the Israel director of Friends of the Earth Middle East, calls ‘the black line’ — a […]
LONDON — London, a city wrapped in the humidity of heatwaves and rainfall, is at risk for increased flooding as the globe warms, warns Mayor Boris Johnson. Not only flooding, he says, but also droughts. England has less water per capita than Morroco, reports Reuters. In an attempt to ready England for the onslaught of […]
Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report: misconduct rife in water sector by C.T. Pope Circle of Blue From Manila to Milan, fraud, bribery and organized profiteering are rampant in the water sector says a new report by Transparency International (TI), a global non-profit aimed at exposing and preventing corruption. The organization’s annual corruption report, presented last […]
JERUSALEM – The drought in the Middle East continues to define tensions between Israel and Palestine. While World Health Organization statistics show that Palestinians consume three times less water than their Israeli neighbors, Palestinians also access only one-third of the WHO’s recommended daily amount. According to the BBC, the issue is control. Israel needs water […]
Students to develop solutions to global water crisis in first annual “Aspen Design Challenge” AIGA, Circle of Blue and INDEX launch “Designing Water’s Future,” Engaging Cross-Disciplinary Teams of Next-Generation Thinkers Around the World NEW YORK, NY. – August 18, 2008 – AIGA, the professional association for design, today issued an ambitious call to the next […]
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s humongous Hetch Hetchy water system is getting an upgrade. Responding to drought conditions, the city has decided to spend $4.4 billion to refurbish the area’s most extensive water infrastructure project. Improving provision of the resource to almost 2.5 million people, however, requires no small degree of coordination and political sensitivity, […]
Recent research determines that the coniferous Douglas Fir grows only so tall before it runs out of water. Unable to pull water any higher, the tree begins to experience drought-like conditions. Growth ceases at about 350 feet — the same height as a 35-story tower. “The foliage is struggling to get enough water and seems […]
LILLESTROEM, Norway – A new geological map, launched in Norway, shows the planet reduced to bedrock and that which lies beneath it. Ian Jackson, chief of operations at the British Geological Society, tells Reuters he believes the project will profit both public and private interests. The online cartography project, christened OneGeology, premieres the UN-declared International […]
Sustainable agriculture helps Ugandan farmers cope with water shortages by Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue KAMPALA, Uganda – An unexpectedly brief rainy season in Uganda is putting pressure on large-scale agriculture operations, challenging them to get what they can out of their crops and their workers. In the face of climate change, plantations that depend […]
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – Two states east of drought-riddled and fire-etched California, the New Mexico mountain town of Ruidoso recently endured flash flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Dolly. The flood engorged and overwhelmed the Rio Ruidoso and displaced 400 people, announced Reuters. There was one fatality. According to Darlene Hart, of the town’s fire […]
