Infographic: Hoover Dam’s Troubled Waters
Completed in 1935, Hoover Dam supplies electricity to 29 million people in Arizona, California and Nevada.
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Colorado River’s Course Through A Drying Landscape Is Draining Lake Mead
Along the 1,800-mile river basin,locals wrestle with water demands.
The Stream, June 30: Iran Begins Efforts to Restore Lake Urmia
Water Scarcity Agricultural diversions, dams and climate change have led to the loss of 85 percent of the water in Lake Urmia, a lake that once covered 5,000 square kilometers, Bloomberg News reported. Iran’s president said the country is initiating efforts to restore the lake, which are expected to take 10 to 15 years to […]
Federal Water Tap, June 2: Obama Announces Carbon Limits for Existing Power Plants
Seeking to make good on a promise to address the causes of global warming, the Obama administration took a first-ever step to limiting carbon emissions from power plants that are already operating. But it is a step, not a leap. The proposed rule seeks to cut emissions by 30 percent by 2030 against a 2005 […]
The Stream, May 30: New York City’s Groundwater Plan Worries Nearby Counties
The largest city in the United States wants to revive dozens of groundwater wells on Long Island as a temporary supply, Newsday reports. The new sources will be needed in 2021 when New York shuts down one of its upstate aqueducts for at least 10 months to repair leaks. Long Island residents fear that added […]
The Stream, May 28: UN Water Treaty Surpasses Ratification Threshold
Earlier this month Vietnam became the 35th country to ratify a United Nations treaty on rivers that cross international boundaries. Having now acquired an adequate number of signatures, the treaty will come into force on August 17, 2014. The International Water Law blog is hosting a series of essays exploring what this means for the […]
The Stream, May 20: Mongolia’s Shrinking Tuul River Poses Risks for Water Supplies
Average water flows in Mongolia’s Tuul River have been declining, dropping to 10 cubic meters per second between 1996 and 2012 compared to its historical average of 25 cubic meters per second, The Diplomat reported, citing government meteorological data. The river is important for recharging aquifers that supply water to Mongolia’s capital, Ulan Bator, raising […]
The Stream, May 16: Study Links El Niño to Global Crop Production
Water Scarcity The El Niño weather phenomenon, predicted to occur later this year, leads to an average 1.4 percent drop in global wheat yields and a 2.3 percent drop in corn yields, while soybean yields increase an average 3.5 percent, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, Bloomberg News reported. El […]
Water Levels Dropping, Fresno Weans Itself from Groundwater
The largest city in California’s San Joaquin Valley is transforming its water system, at a significant cost.
National Climate Assessment: Climate Change Pushing U.S. Toward Water Extremes
The Southwest is drying out, while the Northeast is becoming wetter. Image courtesy of NOAA Climate.gov This map shows changes in the number of extreme rainfall events expected annually by the second half of the century. The Northeastern U.S. will become wetter, while the Southwestern U.S. becomes drier. Click image to enlarge. By Codi Kozacek […]
The Stream, April 28: Island Is First in World Fully Powered by Wind & Water
Infrastructure A small island in Spain’s Canary Islands chain plans to become the first in the world to be completely powered by wind energy and hydropower, Phys.org reported. By this summer, the island will power its cars, households, businesses and desalination plant by using wind turbines and a hydroelectric system to store excess wind power. […]
The Stream, April 25: Chile Looks to End Privatization of Water
Water Suppliers Chile’s president, Michelle Bachelet, is attempting to pass a bill that would restore water as a purely public resource, replacing laws passed in 1981 that allow water privatization, the Santiago Times reported. Activists say that water privatization is hurting some of Chile’s poorest residents. Rain storms and state intervention have relieved pressure on […]
