Recently, something amazing happened in the Sahara Desert—a place known for being extremely dry. For the first time in many years, heavy rainfall created beautiful blue pools of water among the palm trees and sandy dunes. This downpour brought life to some of the driest areas, giving them more water
America is inching closer to a water crisis reminiscent of Cape Town’s near disaster in 2018. A new study (view below) reveals that global groundwater levels, including those in the U.S., are plummeting at an alarming rate due to climate change, poor water management, and aging infrastructure. Cities like Los
On July 17, Oxfam unveiled a shocking report (view below) accusing Israel of using water as a weapon in Gaza, drastically cutting the region’s water supply by 94% through targeted attacks on facilities. With 88% of Gaza’s water wells destroyed and all desalination plants out of commission, nearly a quarter
For years, the energy sector, and almost every other sector, has taken water for granted, viewing it as an abundant resource. But as we move into a new era of renewable energy, the vast amounts of water required to power green energy operations may not be so easy to find.
A giant UAV named Wing Loong-2H has been launched by China to combat record drought by cloud-seeding, which means releasing silver iodide flame bars to produce artificial rain.
Ever since China erected a cascade of giant dams on the Mekong, droughts have become more frequent and intense in the downriver countries like India. Although China has promised to release more dam water for the drought-stricken countries, this offer only highlights their newfound reliance on Chinese goodwill — a
Pollution in Europe has contributed to one of the worst droughts in India which has destroyed the lives of more than 130 million people, according to a new study. Researchers believe manufactured aerosols are to blame for the weakening of monsoon winds and rain in India over the past few
As 13 states struggle with drought, scientists in a corner of India have devised a way to make potable water – 6.3 million litres of it every day – from sea water. They have also developed certain filteration methods that ensure groundwater containing arsenic and uranium are safe to drink.
New research shows the dark side of the IT Boom, how lakes and trees have disappeared and how IT boom made Bangalore unlivable. A recent study by T V Ramachandra of the Centre for Ecological Sciences titled Insights to Urban Dynamics through Landscape Spatial Pattern Analysis says urbanization has reduced
