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World

Despite Historic, Ecological and International Concerns, Turkey Vows Dam Construction

Turkey’s government announced Wednesday its plans to continue the construction of the controversial Ilisu hydroelectric dam in the underdeveloped southeastern Anatolia Read more »

Policy+Politics

Rain Collection No Longer Criminal in Colorado

Many enterprising Coloradoans collected rainwater in secrecy for years in the past, but today they no longer have to hide their habit. Read more »

Business

Dry Spell Weakens Kenya’s Hydropower

Amid prolonged drought and rising electricity demands, Kenya is struggling to maintain its power supply. Read more »

Science+Tech

In the Mississippi Delta, No Choice but to Drown

A new study in Monday’s issue of Nature Geoscience reports “significant” drowning of the Mississippi River delta is “inevitable” Read more »

Arts

Update: Designing’s Water Future Finalists

ASPEN — AIGA, the professional association for design, gathered some of the most innovative students in design last week Read more »

Mark Turrell: Social Collaboration Tools for Changing the World

Mark Turrell, CEO of Imaginatik, speaks about the power of social media.

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Fred Krupp: Changing the Climate at the World Economic Forum

Fred Krupp, of the Environmental Defense Fund, talks carbon, Obama and more.

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Peter Gell: Murray-Darling’s Wetlands

Professor Peter Gell discuses the future of the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Water Data

Google Brings Water Data to Life

New Collaboration Tool Allows for Seamless Integration of Water Data from Around the World Read the story »

U.S. water usage by state on Google Earth

Using United States Geological Survey data from the most recent U.S. water consumption reports, Circle of Blue has generated a new visualization of water use by state. The Google Earth module also includes data for the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Click here to download the module.

Graphic: Water shortages - GAO report proves prophetic

Scientists, researchers, and others warn that the U.S. is entering a new era of water scarcity. A General Accounting Office (GAO) report from 2003 projected that 36 states could face water shortages by 2013. Five years sooner than forecast, the report has proved disturbingly prophetic. Read the story »

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Focus: Africa

Dry Spell Weakens Kenya’s Hydropower

Amid prolonged drought and rising electricity demands, Kenya is struggling to maintain its power supply. Read the story »

Drinking from the Sea

Demand for Desalination Plants Increases Worldwide Read the story »

France Wins Vote to Host 2012 World Water Forum

As the world’s water future stands at a crossroads, Marseille is on track to become the next global hub for water discussions. Read the story »

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Focus: North America

Peter Gleick: Wake Up, Here is What a Real Water Crisis Looks Like

California is in the midst of an ugly debate about water–uglier than normal–because of a confluence of events, including a “hydrologic” drought caused by nature Read the story »

Rain Collection No Longer Criminal in Colorado

Many enterprising Coloradoans collected rainwater in secrecy for years in the past, but today they no longer have to hide their habit. Read the story »

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