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Written by Allison Voglesong
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 14:43
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The 67th session of the UN General Assembly, which ended on Monday, featured a number of globally prominent leaders worried about the planet's water supply and quality.

Make Water A Priority: Former Government Leaders Call on UN Security Council

Written by Brett Walton
Monday, 10 September 2012 14:51
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The time is increasingly right for high-level action, the group’s water policy advisor tells Circle of Blue.

Weak Monsoon Raises Specter of Drought in India

Written by Codi Yeager-Kozacek
Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:00
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Monsoon rainfall is 14 percent below average in India, which depends on rainwater to feed more than 50 percent of its agricultural land.

Countdown To Rio

Written by Lydia Belanger
Wednesday, 27 June 2012 02:30
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Check back with Circle of Blue for the latest news and reports in the lead-up to, during, and after the Rio+20 conference. Make sure to stay tuned during the conference, as well, as we will be continuing our coverage through June 27.

Julian Cribb

Written by Aubrey Blanche
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 08:00
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“I’m doing my best to alert people to this perilous situation,” says Julian Cribb, author of The Coming Famine. A longtime science journalist in Australia, Cribb works around the globe, reporting on the increasing shortage of food, water, land, and energy. He says that the situation is the most dire that humanity has ever faced. [...]

Circle of Blue Receives Rockefeller Foundation Centennial Innovation Award

Written by Circle of Blue
Monday, 25 June 2012 09:00
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Circle of Blue founder J. Carl Ganter to accept award for new model that informs global decision-making about global water crisis

Film Review: Last Call at the Oasis

Written by Brett Walton
Friday, 04 May 2012 11:39
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A documentary film on the world’s water crisis opens this weekend.

The Stream, November 15: ‘Waterless’ Fracking?

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 07:55
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Where are the world’s biggest sources of renewable energy? According to The Economist, while wind and solar power are growing strongly, hydropower — the biggest source of renewables — has only added 3 percent to capacity. The inventor of “waterless” fracking tells InsideClimate why his method could be a game-changer for the energy industry. We [...]

NASA Mission Measures How Ocean Salinity Affects Climate and Water Cycle

Written by Brett Walton
Friday, 27 May 2011 09:04
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Ocean Currents: Harness installation on primary structure

Launching in June, the Aquarius satellite mission will improve scientific understanding of the global water cycle.

Visualizing

Written by Travis Miller
Sunday, 20 February 2011 11:26
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The Visualizing Challenge Thank you for your exceptional entries! The contest is now closed. The winners will be announced on March 22. Meantime, if you have more good ideas about how the world should be looking at water data, we would love to hear them. The global water crisis is ongoing and needs the world’s [...]

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