Taken together, the three lines are an audacious strategy to solve the increasingly dire confrontation between rising energy demand in a nation that is steadily getting drier.
Read more ...A look at who owns the land that could supply the nation’s natural gas demand.
Read more ...Images from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region–including Bhutan, Nepal, China, Tibet and India–that depict the economic, health and socio-political consequences of glacial melt. Scientists are struggling to predict when climate change will take its final toll and the Third Pole will disappear.
Read more ...Stunning images of some of the world’s rarest freshwater resources as seen from space.
The European Space Agency produces another series of compelling photographs of Earth’s water bodies as seen from space, including the Ganges River in the Himalayas as well as the Fox Basin in the Canadian Arctic. They chart the history and flow of water on the blue planet, in many cases highlighting the intersection of climate change and water scarcity.
Read more ...On March 20, 2006 during the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, Circle of Blue premiered “Tehuacán: Divining Destiny,” a pivotal, comprehensive multimedia report that focused the world’s attention on one community’s struggle with water scarcity, pollution and climate change. It was reported in multiple dimensions by Newsweek’s Latin America bureau chief Joseph Contreras and World Press-winning Getty photojournalist Brent Stirton.
Read more ...Circle of Blue captures the life and land in Southwest China — the front lines of the country’s freshwater crisis. While water access is difficult, these images reveal communities pushing forward the best they can to survive. Some of these images are on display at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C.
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