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LUCKNOW – The state government has booked nearly 2,000 farmers in drought-stricken Bundelkhand on a rare charge — that of stealing water. The move has provoked an outcry from local farmers and politicians who argue that water should be available to all, free of charge — an issue being debated across the globe. “If a […]
Water shortages are on the rise, from Mexico to the Andes, northern China to southern India, and Spain to Pakistan. Drought, soaring populations and population densities, changing diets, and increasing living standards are all factors. Is this an issue that technology can fix? Judging by investors’ responses, technology can at least mitigate the problem. Read […]
The northeast Catalonia region will import water by ship and train for domestic supplies if the drought persists.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — They’ve been praying for rain in the thirsty American South. Will they prey upon the Great Lakes next? Whether diverting Lake Erie or other Great Lakes water to bail out our dried-up fellow states is preposterous or possible is a matter of dramatically different opinions. But when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and […]
NICOSIA – Cyprus is ordering emergency water rationing and imports from Greece to cope with a growing shortage exacerbated by a fourth year of drought. The east Mediterranean island faces an unprecedented water crisis which has seen reservoir reserves plunge dangerously low and desalination plants unable to cope with growing demand. Read More here. Source […]
MELBOURNE – Australian grape growers reckon they are the canary in the coalmine of global warming, as a long drought forces winemakers to rethink the styles of wine they can produce and the regions they can grow in. The three largest grape-growing regions in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, all depend on irrigation […]
AMMAN, JORDAN — The desert kingdom of Jordan, one of the 10 most water-impoverished countries in the world, is scrambling to find new resources to meet a chronic shortage of its diminishing “blue gold”. Beset by years of drought, the authorities are focusing their energies on two mega projects to develop water resources in a […]
SEATTLE — Legislation to provide the largest new influx of water to towns and farms in the Columbia Basin in three decades was signed Thursday by Gov. Chris Gregoire. The bill will allow Lake Roosevelt, behind Grand Coulee Dam, to be drawn down an additional 82,500 acre-feet a year and as much as 132,000 acre-feet […]
On March 22 we observed another World Water Day, and this week we marked the fifth anniversary of the military conflict in Iraq. Water and war are bound together by more than the coincidence of time — they are related by blood. Drought and Deluge are the weary parents of Desperation, Destruction and Despair. Five […]
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA –The environment’s newest ally comes in an unexpected guise: the San Diego-based fast food chain Jack-in-the-Box is installing a satellite-controlled irrigation system to help conserve water. Read more here. source: Associated Press
The newest book by respected international photojournalist Palani Mohan, Vanishing Giants — Elephants of Asia, is a collection of extraordinary images that provoke, intrigue and enthrall. Mohan devoted 6 years and traveled to 11 Asian countries to create this intimate glimpse into the world of the Asian elephant, a creature which — even as its […]
Pick up a copy of The Worst Hard Time and you can’t put it down, especially if you work on water issues. Author Timothy Egan foreshadows disaster on the Great Plains with detail and perception. And when it strikes, he recreates the visceral experience of relentless dust storms caused by drought and short-sighted farming practices. […]
