All posts in Water Supply
Fine words from the hydropower industry won’t save our last wild rivers
Technologies to harness the power of water are crucial for a low-emissions future, but hydropower can cause serious damage.
How mercury gets into the oceans is complicated
Only about half of the heavy metal in the sea results from rainfall. The other half comes from gaseous sources.
Germany’s flood disaster prompts new research on rivers
German scientists say the July floods were about more than rain, and climate models need to adjust for factors rarely seen in Central Europe.
Global Witness: Most climate defender deaths ever in 2021
Water rights activist Óscar Eyraud Adams died in Mexico. 12 wildlife defenders died in DR Congo. Some 227 global activists died last year.
The global mining of sand and gravel is unsustainable. That needn’t be so
Unregulated sand mining has been documented in 70 countries and linked with several associated conflicts.
The demise of Mayan civilization should serve as a warning
"When you can't irrigate your crops, you can't have a city of 40,000, like some of the Maya cities were."