Foul Water Conditions Found All Over the World
Rio waters are just most visible example of the planet’s polluted bays and rivers.
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Groundwater Pumping Sinks Beijing Region at Increasing Rate
Satellite data reveal the depths of the megacity’s thirst. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Beijing, one of the world’s most water-scarce large cities, has long drawn on groundwater reserves to supply more than 20 million people. The unrelenting pressure for water, though, is causing the land to shift and sink and buckle, which puts […]
Understanding Water Risks Drives Global Investors
Finance managers develop tools to avoid losses.
California Groundwater Regulation Hangs on a Few Words
As a key deadline approaches, a debate over word choice. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue It was never going to be easy. California’s attempt to exert tighter control over groundwater use, the purpose of a landmark 2014 state law, was designed to be a compromise between state authority and local oversight. The tension dogged […]
Water-Related Risks Strand $Billions in Energy, Mining, Power Projects
Droughts, floods, and civic opposition cause huge losses.
Earth Day, At 47, Proves Value of Water and More
Ecological principles guide economic strategies to fit 21st-century conditions.
Climate Change Effects On Conflict Are Complex, Tenuous, And Misunderstood
Climate change is here, but will we fight over it?
South Africa Locks Onto Coal Despite Water Risks, Grim Market Trends
Demand and prices steadily slip, causing economic and political turbulence.
World Water Day Rises to International Prominence
Water Gets Attention As Conditions Change By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue March 22, 2016 The 24th World Water Day, which occurs on Tuesday with events held all over the world, will be celebrated by the Obama administration with a “White House Water Summit” in Washington, D.C. The administration’s conference theme is innovation, technology, and collaboration […]
World Energy Council Advances New Details on Water-Energy Nexus
New report warns of the rising risk of energy and food shortages caused by scarce supplies of water.
