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‘A serious risk’: Mexican villagers take on cartel-backed avocado farms as water dries up
‘A serious risk’: Mexican villagers take on cartel-backed avocado farms as water dries up Copyright AP Photo/Armando Solis After enduring years of drought and ‘invading’ fruit farmers in Mexico, these locals are taking matters into their own hands. Desperate Mexican villagers are taking direct action on commercial avocado farms that are drying up streams while […]
Water in Texas: A Window Into Water Problems Across the US
Water in Texas: A Window Into Water Problems Across the US Humans cannot live without water, yet many of us take for granted that water is readily available. As more people move to cities, adding to already crowded populations, the availability of potable water isn’t a given any longer. While this planet has plenty of […]
India’s most innovative cities including Bengaluru run out of water
India’s most innovative cities including Bengaluru run out of water Tech professionals are leaving India’s IT hub of Bengaluru amid an intensifying drought that has gripped the city as it sweats through another torrid pre-monsoon season A thirsty growth engine | Photo: Bloomberg At the time Egypt’s pyramids were being constructed, one of the cradles […]
Thai Rice Crop In Crosshairs Of El Nino As Farmers Are Warned About Water Shortages
Thai Rice Crop In Crosshairs Of El Nino As Farmers Are Warned About Water Shortages A disruptive El Nino pattern might impact rice production in Thailand, the world’s second-biggest exporter of the grain that feeds half the world’s population. Bangkok Post reported farmers are being asked by the Office of the National Water Resources “to grow […]
The Coming Removal of the Mandate of Heaven, Part 2: Water
The Coming Removal of the Mandate of Heaven, Part 2: Water Water, water everywhere but all of it polluted Before I started I wanted to address my last post. I wrote it a little too hastily due to a sick daughter and I plan to go back and clean it up somewhat. The political infighting […]
Arizona’s Top Water Official: “We’re Going To Have To Live With Less Water”
Arizona’s Top Water Official: “We’re Going To Have To Live With Less Water” Following the U.S. Department of the Interior’s call to limit water deliveries from Lake Powell, Arizona’s top water official warned of an impending water crisis that could affect the drinking water for millions of people. “This is really getting to (be) a health and […]
The Future of Water in the U.S. West is Uncertain, So Planning and Preparedness Are Critical
THE FUTURE OF WATER IN THE U.S. WEST IS UNCERTAIN, SO PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS ARE CRITICAL Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor to make sure they’re prepared for anything. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of the Interior In […]
Water Wars Loom: UN Warns 5 Billion People Will Face Civilizational Threat By 2050
Water Wars Loom: UN Warns 5 Billion People Will Face Civilizational Threat By 2050 While residents of Cape Town, South Africa, brace for Day Zero (the day that the city of 4 million’s municipal water supply will be cut off for most households and businesses in order to preserve water after a severe drought that […]
Preparing for Floods, Droughts and Water Shortages by Working with, Rather than Against, Nature
Preparing for Floods, Droughts and Water Shortages by Working with, Rather than Against, Nature An almond farm in California’s Central Valley is flooded in the wintertime to replenish groundwater supplies while scientists study the effects on soils, tree health, and water quality. Photo by Joe Proudman/UC Davis [This piece is an excerpt from the first […]
