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I spoke with überchef Mario Batali this morning about two items related to the upcoming Aspen Ideas Festival. For our “The Future of Water” session, I wanted to know more about his views on water resources and what he’s doing in his restaurants. In two weeks, he said, his New York eatery, Del Posto, will […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Scientists say India’s government ignored warnings about the risk of hydropower dams in the Himalaya. A new study in Denmark finds that mothers who drink water with low levels of nitrate give birth to babies who are underweight. The governor of Alaska authorized $1 million to a community whose only drinking water […]
The Global Rundown Israel plans to build two new desalination plants to combat ongoing drought. A deadly oil spill dirties waterways as it spreads along the coast of Borneo, Indonesia. Mountain snowpack in Colorado shrinks to 66 percent of its normal size. California revives the possibility of a two-tunnel water delivery project Environmental groups organize […]
The Global Rundown Cape Town moves Day Zero to 2019 as dams levels begin to rise. Scientists predict the impact of future global warming on food security. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says flood insurance premiums will rise again in 2018. Cities across Libya are experiencing water shortages, forcing residents to dig for […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) prioritizes water, sanitation, and hygiene in embattled South Sudan.
The Global Rundown The city of Oran, Algeria is turning to the sea, while the city of Jakarta, Indonesia is trying to shut it out. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has seen an impressive jump in green technology, and Malawi hopes to see a jump in the number of citizens with access to tap water. […]
An arresting array of architecture alongside a sea burdened by rising concern about how development affects ecological and economic security.
By 2017, coal will supplant oil as the world’s top energy source, the International Energy Agency predicted. In the next five years, the world will increase its coal consumption by roughly the equivalent of the U.S. and Russia’s combined consumption today, driven primarily by growth in China and India. Read a report from Circle of […]
A theme of food and water waste reduction, especially in agriculture, characterizes a large number of speeches and events as World Water Week in Stockholm continues, according to Environmental News Service. Hurricane Isaac is not on track to hydrate drought-stricken areas in the Midwest, contrary to many farmers’ hopes. Instead, it may saturate and ruin […]
Dams on the tributaries of the Mekong River could have a bigger negative effect on fish biodiversity and food security than the hydropower stations on the main river, new research shows, according to the journal Nature. Extreme weather and climate change signal the emergence of a new normal that increases the risks at the intersections […]
England experienced its driest spring in a century last month, leaving fields parched and many rivers at record low levels, the Guardian reported, citing the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Meanwhile, Scotland had its wettest spring on record for the period of March, April and May. Downpours in two of China’s drought-hit provinces have caused […]
The tourism industry of one of India’s most popular destinations is drying up, as the city of Udaipur runs out of water.
