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KIEV, Ukraine – From California to Cairo to Cyprus, this month’s global landscape appears desiccated by droughts. Yet, in Ukraine the situation is far from dry. After five days of relentless rain, the Prut and Dnestr rivers are extraordinarily high, reports Reuters. At least 40,000 homes have been flooded and 12,000 people evacuated. According to […]
As demand for water skyrockets and droughts abound, an article in the recent Scientific American presents a six-point plan to mitigate the world’s water woes. Water infrastructure must change for the better, it declares. Author Dr. Peter P. Rogers, senior adviser to the Global Water Partnership and professor of Environmental Engineering and of City and […]
CAIRO – In the midst of a food crisis, the Middle East and North Africa are beginning to rethink their water needs, the New York Times reports. Even oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia have realized that gold cannot always buy blue. This year the kingdom plans to phase out wheat production that overtaxes nearby aquifers. […]
AUSTRALIA – When water is scarce, Australians might face steep charges for usage rather than traditional restrictions imposed during times of drought. The National Water Commission is also considering locational pricing as an option to regulate water consumption, ABC News reports. “The basic mechanism is that as prices go up, people will respond to that,” […]
CALIFORNIA – On the West Coast of the United States, convincing people to support dam construction remains a historically laborious feat. As California endures drought conditions and struggles to find ways to stay hydrated, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein are proposing a $9.3 million bond for water that includes the construction of new […]
BAINBRIDGE, Georgia – U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla) and Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez are seeking a National Academy of Sciences study of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin to help resolve the nearly three-decade battle between Florida, Alabama and Georgia over how the rivers and reservoirs are used and managed. Greater Atlanta relies heavily […]
CALIFORNIA – California’s second-largest storage reservoir will end this year with the lowest amount of water in more than 30 years, Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Monday. Snow spoke at a congressional hearing on California’s drought in Fresno, where farmers, climate change experts and area politicians testified about the financial impacts wrought […]
BAGHDAD – With a government disorganized and conflicted, funding for restoration sits unused as Iraqi civilians attempt to cultivate their land and care for their families on drought-stricken land, blog Desertification and the AP report. Read more here and here. Source: Desertification, Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank – A drought in the West Bank is leaving the conflict-riddled region thirsty for change, Reuters reports. As Israelis experience “unprecedented shortages,” residential wells in drought-stricken Palestinian regions continue to dry up. Decreased rainfall and Israel’s tightening grip on water use add kindling to the political tinderbox. Read more about hydropolitics in […]
WOODLAND, California – In a season wrought with droughts, the safflower is proving to be an optimal choice for the parched climate of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, Associated Press reports. Read more here. Source: The Associated Press
SYDNEY – According to a recent government-commissioned report in Australia, the country’s droughts and heatwaves are expected to escalate significantly. According to the Guardian newspaper, the study attributes the increase to climate change. A spell of dry weather renders current public funding for crop irrigation inadequate. “If we failed to review drought policy, if we […]
OAKLAND, California – From saving fish to saving fields and fruit trees, California’s drought-riddled Central Valley is facing thousands of acres in lost crops due to lack of irrigation, reports the Christian Science Monitor. In combination with rising fuel costs, the water shortage affects not only farmers. According to Ross Siragusa, president of the California […]
