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

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

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

Peter Gleick: Truth Drought, California’s Real Shortfall

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar came to California on Sunday to hear firsthand about California’s drought. Read more

Drinking from the Sea

Demand for Desalination Plants Increases Worldwide Read more

Peter Gleick: Rainbow Waters, Fishing for Hope

I flyfish. Infrequently and badly. But as any unsuccessful fisherman will try to tell you, it isn’t catching fish that’s important; it is the action of fishing. 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

U.S. College Pioneers Unique Fresh Water Studies Degree

On the shores of the Great Lakes, a U.S. college takes fresh water to the classroom. Read more

Peter Gleick: Western Governors and New Thinking on Water

I had the opportunity this week to brief a group of western Governors and Canadian Premiers in Park City, Utah on water challenges and solutions. Read more

NASA to Launch Moon Water Probe

NASA is sending a kamikaze probe to the moon to finally end the debate over lunar water. Read more

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