Short rainy seasons are killing Kenyan livestock
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya,…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Africa #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Droughts #Generalnews #Kenya #SendtoAppleNews #somalia #Tanzania #Uganda #UnitedNations #Watershortages #Weather #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/391332/
Kazakhstan Warns of Severe Water Shortages as Syr Darya Levels Drop
#Microsoft announced a “community first” initiative for its #AIdatacentre expansion, pledging to cover full #power costs, reject local #taxbreaks, and replenish more #water than it uses. This shift comes amid growing opposition from communities facing higher #electricitybills and #watershortages due to #datacentreexpansion. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-responds-to-ai-data-center-revolt-vowing-to-cover-full-power-costs-and-reject-local-tax-breaks/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
In Hungary, farmers battling ever-drier conditions tap a spa’s overflow water for help
KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary (AP) — Oszkár Nagyapáti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Business #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Droughts #erosion #Generalnews #hungary #Science #ViktorOrban #Watershortages #Waterways #Weather #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/340250/
We are water stressed all over Kent exacerbated by low rainfall, geology, overpopulation and poor infrastructure.
We can't keep building in such an environmentally stressed area.
#watershortages #kent
Tunbridge Wells water crisis will drive contempt for Britain’s failing water firms https://share.google/ZvXWN9WFaBt0UMmmc
‘We may have to evacuate’
Officials in a major capital in the Middle East are contemplating drastic measures to manage dire water shortages…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Infrastructure #Iran #severedrought #Watershortages #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/279371/
Thousands protest in Madagascar’s capital demanding president Andry Rajoelina resign http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNPV49 #MadagascarProtests #AndryRajoelina #Antananarivo #YouthActivism #WaterShortages
https://www.fogolf.com/1041966/kapalua-closing-pga-tour-course-for-2-months-to-save-it-amid-water-dispute/ Kapalua closing PGA Tour course for 2 months to save it amid water dispute #AlexNakajima #FLStateWire #florida #GeneralNews #Golf #GolfNews #hawaii #HIStateWire #HuaMomonaFarms #Lawsuits #LegalProceedings #RaceRandle #sports #TadashiYanai #Utilities #WaterShortages
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Russia plans withdrawal from European Convention preventing torture — Ukraine has upgraded its Neptune missile — here’s what we know — Cyber partisans hack Russian TV, broadcast battlefield casualties and truth about war — How Russia targets, detains and kills Ukrainian officials in occupied regions … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-26-2025/
In Kyrgyzstan, Nearly 50,000 Hectares of Arable Land Left Fallow Due to Water Shortages
Iran: power cuts, water shortages, and a looming disaster http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMQdtF #Iran #PowerCuts #WaterShortages #Tehran #Disaster
Declining Freshwater Availability in the Colorado River Basin Threatens Sustainability of Its Critical Groundwater Supplies
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
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https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5320154-colorado-river-basin-study-groundwater-crisis/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ColoradoRiverBasin #water #hydrology #waterresources #aridification #anthropogenic #climatechange #humanimpacts #groundwater #depletion #pumping #wateruse #agriculture #irrigation #management #planning #monitoring #remotesensing #earthonservation #satellite #NASA #GRACE #GRACEFO #landsurface #model #modeling #sustainability #surfacewater #waterrights #droughts #USA #Mexico #watershortages #waterstorage #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy
Professor Hanna Fry on water cycle and shortages and some solutions
https://youtu.be/FDY2McKLvlM?si=L_MuWSguRJtw9jBQ
#hannafry #water #watersupply #watershortages #waterRecycling
#WaterScarcity on the Rise: #Rivers Drying at Record Rates
by Vivek SainiVivek Saini, October 8, 2024
"Rivers worldwide are drying up at the fastest rate in 30 years, posing a critical threat to ecosystems, agriculture, and human populations. In 2023, unprecedented heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall patterns resulted in the most severe year of water depletion in three decades, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports. This alarming phenomenon is a direct consequence of climate change, worsened by unsustainable human activities, raising the spectre of widespread water scarcity.
A Crisis Accelerating: Rivers Drying at Record Rates
"The world’s rivers, crucial lifelines for billions of people, have shown alarming signs of depletion, with some drying up completely. The WMO’s recent State of the Global Climate report revealed that rivers in Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia experienced their lowest levels since the early 1990s. Rivers like the #Yangtze, #AmazonRiver, and #Danube can no longer support the #ecosystems and communities that depend on them for agriculture, drinking water, and transport.
"The impact of climate change, marked by rising global temperatures, has played a significant role in this crisis. The warming of the Earth’s surface increases the evaporation rate from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, intensifying water loss. Regions already prone to droughts, such as the Middle East, parts of Africa, and southern Europe, face even more severe shortages due to intensified drought cycles. In 2023 alone, the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, saw record-low water levels, which crippled shipping routes and threatened agricultural output in countries like #Hungary and #Romania.
"This drying trend is not limited to one region. The #ColoradoRiver continues to shrink in the United States, causing severe #WaterShortages for millions in states like #Arizona and #Nevada. Similar trends have been observed in the #IndusRiver in #SouthAsia, which supports millions of people in #Pakistan and #India. These drying rivers are a wake-up call for the global community to address water conservation and management issues before irreversible damage occurs."
Read more:
https://climatefactchecks.org/water-scarcity-on-the-rise-rivers-drying-at-record-rates/
#ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
I was quite shocked that one square of toilet paper takes three litres of water to produce. If I were going for an alternative to toilet paper I'd prefer the Japanese style toilets.
#WaterShortage fears as Labour’s first #AIGrowth zone sited close to new #reservoir
First #datacentre site proposed seven miles from #AbingdonReservoir planned for water-stressed #SouthEastEngland
by Helena Horton Environment reporter
Mon 13 Jan 2025
"Labour’s first artificial intelligence growth zone will be sited close to the UK’s first new reservoir in 30 years, sparking fears that the AI push will add to the 'severe pressure' on water supplies in the area.
"Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he would hugely increase artificial intelligence capacity and reduce planning restrictions on companies that wanted to build datacentres by setting up '#GrowthZones' with fewer constraints [like #ExportProcessingZones and #FreeTradeZones].
"The first of these will be in #CulhamOxfordshire, only seven miles from a reservoir planned by #ThamesWater in Abingdon, which was supposed to provide water to people in the severely water-stressed south-east of England. This is the area of the country most at risk of running out of water, according to the Environment Agency. #Oxfordshire has faced particular issues, with areas reliant on #BottledWater during #heatwaves.
"AI datacentres use a large amount of water, as their servers generate heat. To prevent computer systems overheating and shutting down, the centres use cooling towers and outside air systems, both of which need clean, fresh water. AI consumes between 1.8 and 12 litres of water for each kilowatt hour of energy usage across Microsoft’s global datacentres. One study estimates that global AI could account for up to 6.6bn cubic metres of water use by 2027 – the equivalent of nearly two-thirds of England’s annual consumption.
"Even without a big increase in AI datacentres, by 2050, England faces a shortfall of nearly 5bn litres of water a day between the sustainable supplies available and the expected demand. This is more than a third of the 14bn litres of water currently put into public supply. The south-east faces a potential deficit of more than 2.5bn litres a day in the same period.
"AI could wipe out gains made by businesses in reducing their water consumption; the government is seeking a 9% reduction in non-household (business) consumption by 2037-38 from 2019-20 levels, and currently businesses are on course to achieve a reduction of 6.1%.
Adrian Ramsay MP, Green Party co-leader, said: 'While communities will face #heatwaves, #droughts and water shortages over the coming decades, this strategy locks us into pumping huge amounts of water into AI datacentres. One estimate said AI-related infrastructure may soon consume six times more water than Denmark, a country of 6 million people. What will this mean for residents in water-stressed communities like Culham in Oxfordshire?'"
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/13/labour-ai-datacentre-growth-zone-water-shortages-abingdon-reservoir
#WaterIsLife #DataCenters #WaterShortages #NoWaterForData #NoWaterForAI #NoNukesForAI #BigData
Any worries about #watershortages up here in #Italy's #Lombardy region have probably evaporated thanks to all the recent #rain!
To address the ongoing #watershortages in St. Kitts - #Nevis the Government has commenced construction of a #desalination plant capable of producing two million gallons of water daily. https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/government-takes-another-step-in-addressing-water-issues-with-the-groundbreaking-for-a-two-million-gallon-per-day-desalination-plant/
Saskatchewan’s water supply is shrinking. Experts say Scott Moe’s government makes a scary situation worse #watersecurity #Saskatchewan #wetlands #watershortages #potash #fracking
https://prairiedogmag.com/2024-april/the-water-limits/
