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 more

Swelling Glacial Lakes and Everest

Almost two decades after the last field study in the Himalayas, scientists in Nepal are once again on the ground Read more

White House Report: US to Face Floods, Droughts and Competition for Water

The White House issued last Tuesday an assessment of how global warming will unfold across the United States in the next century. Read more

Mekong River Dolphins Near ‘Brink of Extinction’

For the Mekong River dolphins, the water in which they are born, live and reproduce may be poison. Read more

Water and Food Shortages Hit Western China

The cisterns of western China are empty, as prolonged drought brings the people of the the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to their knees. Read more

Chinese Court Issues Verdicts Over Water Pollution

Water polluters are on the docket of Chinese courts this week. Read more

West Bank in Acute Humanitarian Crisis, World Bank Water Report Says

Amid bloody political conflict, the prolonged five-year drought in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip drags on in dismal day-to-day monotony, Read more

Peter Gleick: Salt from Water, Money from Pockets?

There is always a lot of interest in desalination. I hear it when I give public talks on global and local water issues; I see it in some responses to my blog posts that believe desalination should be much more aggressively pursued Read more

Ganges River to Nourish Arsenic-affected Villages in India

The Bihar state government in eastern India will soon launch projects to supply safe drinking water from the Ganges River to arsenic-affected villages in the region, Read more

Dengue Epidemic Hits South American Urban Centers

With the rainy season still to come, South America is already facing one of the largest dengue fever epidemics on record Read more

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