‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’
While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach by Tim Smedley Source: The
Op-ed: We Need a New Farm Bill—for My Iowa Farm and Beyond
Wendy Johnson has spent more than a decade building diversity on her Iowa farm, despite financial and cultural pressure to stick to
Connexus Corporation: designing sustainable, market-based development strategies that link developing economies with global markets to increase incomes of the poor
https://connexuscorporation.com/projects/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connexuscorporation Founded in 2008 (formerly AZMJ), Connexus has experience working in over 32 countries around the world, delivering technical services that include facilitating access
The Guardian view on water politics in Europe: a new fault line
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/26/the-guardian-view-on-water-politics-in-europe-a-new-fault-line As drought becomes the norm, creative solutions must be found to deal with a new, parched reality Boats lie on
States reach landmark deal on water cuts to stave off a crisis on the Colorado River
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/us/colorado-river-lake-mead-water-deal-climate/index.html Bathtub rings are seen along the banks of Lake Mead on April 3, 2023. [Will Lanzoni/CNN] Three Southwest states announced
Digging a borehole: Well Drilling Rig Process for 450 Feet Deep Water
Borewell: a deep, narrow well for water that is drilled into the ground and has a pipe fitted as a casing in the upper
Waterlogged wheat, rotting oranges: five crops devastated by a year of extreme weather
Crops are struggling to grow – and produce the same yields – as they would under normal weather conditions Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/01/climate-crisis-us-food-system-five-crops About
The increasingly serious problem of drying out land and diminishing water supplies – and some solutions
INDIA TANZANIA LEBANON Refugees plant new trees for Lebanon Lebanon’s forests have been devastated by illegal logging and forest fires. Working on
Why it’s time to stop drinking bottled water
So, Where Does Bottled Water Come From? There are three most common bottled water sources: municipal tap water, natural springs, and wells.
Focus on the decades-long megadrought in the western USA
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ The Southwest’s most important river is drying up The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids, and provides drinking water to
