Step wells of India : historical water management
It is extremely difficult to imagine an entire category of architecture slipping off the grid. But this is precisely what seems to
ErdoÄŸan’s ‘crazy project’: new Istanbul canal to link Black and Marmara Seas
Proposed route slices through a major drinking water source and an important stop for migratory birds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/17/canal-istanbul-erdogans-crazy-plan-to-plot-route-between-black-and-marmara-seas?CMP
Earth just had hottest January since records began, data shows
Average global temperature 2.5F above 20th-century average Antarctic has begun February with several temperature spikes https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/13/january-hottest-earth-record-climate-crisis Related article: Antarctic temperature rises above
China and India Lead the Way in Greening
Ambitious tree-planting programs and intensified agriculture have led to more land area covered in vegetation. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144540/china-and-india-lead-the-way-in-greening Chen et al. (2019) China and India lead in
The Aral Sea – what went wrong?
From the early years of the Soviet Union, the region around the Aral Sea was viewed as being ideal for the production of cotton.
BBC – Follow the Food
http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/ Episode 2 – The water challenge
Trump just allowed our drinking water to be polluted
Clean drinking water is critical to all Americans. Yet, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to mess with existing regulations and
Bumblebees’ decline points to mass extinction – study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/06/bumblebees-decline-points-to-mass-extinction-study
