Adequate, high-quality freshwater is fundamental for health, growing food, natural ecosystems, and a productive U.S. economy including the production of energy and all vital goods and services. But as populations and economies grow, new constraints on water resources are appearing, raising questions about ultimate limits to water availability.
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Peter Gleick Blog | Water News
Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 06:15
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 06:15
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Saturday, 03 September 2011 06:00
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Saturday, 03 September 2011 06:00
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There is a long history of conflicts over water. The first known water war was nearly 5,000 years ago: a conflict over irrigation ditches between the cities of Umma and Lagash in ancient Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq.
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Thursday, 21 July 2011 06:05
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Thursday, 21 July 2011 06:05
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Holy crap it’s hot. People, animals, and crops are dying.
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Sunday, 03 July 2011 08:10
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Sunday, 03 July 2011 08:10
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Representative Jim Costa and the California Drought
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 06:00
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011 06:00
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New report documents water use in Colorado River Basin.
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Saturday, 18 June 2011 11:51
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Saturday, 18 June 2011 11:51
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It has been a wet year. Very wet. But remember the drought? California has just come out of a bad three-year drought. 2007, 2008, and 2009 were dry or “critically dry” according to official drought categories for most of the state. Past droughts have been both more severe (1977-1978) and longer in duration (1987-1992) than the most recent drought, but this recent drought was considered bad enough to be declared a statewide “drought emergency.”
But how bad was it, really?
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 07:19
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Wednesday, 08 June 2011 07:19
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A year ago, when my book “Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water” was released, new statistics had just come out revealing that annual sales of bottled water had declined for only the second time (2008 and 2009) in the forty-year history of bottled water sale in the United States.
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 06:10
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Wednesday, 08 June 2011 06:10
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We’ve known for a long time that bottled water costs far more than safe, reliable, municipal tap water systems, with those costs falling on individuals, communities, and the environment.
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Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 07:52
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 07:52
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Where have all our drinking water fountains gone? They have been disappearing, one by one, from our public spaces, parks, offices.
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011 08:00
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Texans and the rest of the country are getting a preview of the future of water when national and local leadership on climate and water policies fails.
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