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Snow Woe Climate change leading to water shortages in U.S. West, says study		01 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 11:58 AM on 01 Feb 2008 Remember water? We're not quite at the point of calling it a thing of the past -- but it sure looks to become scarce in the U.S. West, says a new study in the journal Science. It's not natural weather variability or volcanic activity, say researchers, but quite clearly climate change that is leading to swiftly declining snowpack in Western mountains, which leads to rivers running dry, wh ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

Use the Forethought, Nuke Nuclear power plants in U.S. Southeast may face shutdowns due to drought		24 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 7:08 AM on 24 Jan 2008 Nuclear reactors across the U.S. Southeast could be forced to slow production or shut down in the near future due to the effects of continuing drought in the region. Nuclear power plants require massive amounts of water to cool steam that turns the generators; the water usually arrives via large intake pipes from nearby rivers and lakes. However, with water levels ...
Topics: news, nuclear power, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

The 'other' Achilles heel of coal Coal plants, like nuclear, suck up lots of water during operation	Joseph Romm	13 Nov 2007	Gristmill
We've seen states like Kansas reject coal plants because of concerns the emissions will accelerate global warming. That's coal's biggest fatal flaw. We've also seen that nuclear power has its own Achilles heel in a globally warmed world -- water. Now the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in a major editorial, raises both the emissions issue and the water issue for coal. It questions whether now is the time to be building thirsty coal plants in a state where major water ...
Topics: energy, coal, water crisis (all these topics)

The Achilles heel of nuclear power Nuclear plants require lots of water in an increasingly dry world	Joseph Romm	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
No, I don't mean cost, safety, waste, or proliferation -- though those are all serious problems. I mean the Achilles heel of nuclear power in the context of climate change: water. Climate change means water shortages in many places and hotter water everywhere. Both are big problems for nukes: ... nuclear power is the most water-hungry of all energy sources, with a single reactor consuming 35-65 million litres of water each day. The Australians, stuck in a once- ...
Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

Great Lakes water wars Race to make the Earth look like the Moon	Jon Rynn	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
What with drought threatening large sections of the American West and South, perhaps it should not be surprising to see this article from the Chicago Tribune, 'Great Lakes key front in water wars; Western, Southern states covet Midwest resource,' in which the reporter warns: With fresh water supplies dwindling in the West and South, the Great Lakes are the natural-resource equivalent of the fat pension fund, and some politicians are eager to raid it. The lakes contain ne ...
Topics: climate, severe weather, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

The Weight of Water U.S. states face water shortages		29 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 3:15 PM on 29 Oct 2007 The catastrophic California wildfires got all the press, but it's worth paying attention to an equally intimidating but slower-moving threat: water shortages. From Georgia to Massachusetts, Florida to New York, the Great Lakes to the West, U.S. states are getting thirstier. In fact, the government predicts that at least 36 states will face challenges from inadequate water supplies within five years, thanks to ...
Topics: news, United States, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Let us pay In times of crisis, we get what we pay for	Ryan Avent	29 Oct 2007	Gristmill
A week of intense wildfires in southern California displaced the news from front pages, but the drought in the southeastern states rages on, despite a few welcome but too-brief rain events. As sources of drinking water slowly exhaust themselves, under pressure from growing demand and lagging supply, one wonders why governments in the region don't raise water prices to encourage conservation. Instead, most areas have chosen to ration supplies with top-down orders, which ...
Topics: politics, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

Drying up A global trend toward drought	Maywa Montenegro	28 Oct 2007	Gristmill
A few months ago, I reported on the decade-long drought that's bedeviling Australia. In it I predicted -- with the help of experts such as Tim Flannery -- that climate skeptic John Howard would lose his seat to the Labor Party leader, Kevin Rudd, in this October's national elections. Rudd is running on a platform that includes $50 million for geothermal energy, $50 million for an Australian Solar Institute, and a 60 percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2050. And accordi ...
Topics: climate, climate science, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

Transitions Soviet-induced water crises push Eastern European nations to consider solutions	Grist	23 Oct 2007	Gristmill
The following is a guest essay from Eric Pallant, professor of environmental science at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and codirector of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Integrated Water Resources Management. He is reporting from the National Disasters and Water Security conference in Yerevan, Armenia. ----- October 19, 2007 I have to hand it to NATO for dishing out money to sponsor Advanced Research Workshops on environmental security. And I must con ...
Topics: Armenia, Georgia, international politics, politics, water crisis, water pollution (all these topics)

Fresh water in peril Investments are needed to stave off climate-induced water crisis	Andrew Dessler	22 Oct 2007	Gristmill
To me, loss of freshwater supplies is the scariest impact of climate change. After all, I can imagine adapting relatively successfully to a warmer world. I cannot imagine adapting to a world with less freshwater. That view was reinforced by a great article on water in The New York Times Magazine. Read it and then forward it to all of your friends. Over on inkstain, John Fleck also has a bunch of terrific blog entries about the ongoing water crisis in the Southeas ...
Topics: water crisis, climate change impacts, climate, severe weather (all these topics)

How's My Drying? Call 1-800-F-U-Species Georgia declares state of emergency due to drought, anger at species protections		22 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 8:51 AM on 22 Oct 2007 Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) declared a state of emergency in 85 of the state's 159 counties due at least in part to anger at endangered-species protections for critters downstream that the governor says take up too much water. The governor asked President Bush to issue a federal disaster declaration that would provide low-interest loans to h ...
Topics: endangered species, Georgia, news, water crisis (all these topics)

They're High, and Dry Georgia lawmakers propose suspending endangered-species protections during drought		17 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 1:31 PM on 17 Oct 2007 Lawmakers in Georgia have introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress to suspend Endangered Species Act protections in times of extreme drought, arguing it would help average folks and businesses cope with the serious water woes now plaguing parts of the U.S. Southeast. Georgia's congressional delegation rallied around the proposal, calling it a "common sense ...
Topics: endangered species, Georgia, news, politics, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

Just Add Water Severe drought in U.S. Southeast leaves Atlanta water supply in question		16 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 8:26 AM on 16 Oct 2007 A nasty drought in the U.S. Southeast that began in early 2006 has local politicians sweating and meteorologists and climatologists predicting more of the same. The situation is particularly notable around Atlanta, Ga., where the water source for some 3 million people, Lake Lanier, could dry up completely in as little as 90 days if conditions don't improve. In North Carolina, ...
Topics: news, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

It's the efficiency, stupid Water limits on power plants	Sean Casten	05 Oct 2007	Gristmill
From Greenwire today (sub req'd): water availability may limit new power plants. This is widely appreciated in the power sector, but doesn't get as much attention elsewhere. It's especially acute as our population growth moves south and west where we are especially water-limited. What's under-appreciated is that this is a story about efficiency. When two thirds of the fuel we burn in power plants is wasted as heat, and that heat is rejected in cooling towers (at least ...
Topics: energy, water crisis (all these topics)

Warming will worsen water wars The magnitude of drought and floods will increase with climate change	Joseph Romm	24 Aug 2007	Gristmill
A very good article in the Washington Post lays out the problem we face. 'Global warming will intensify drought, and it will intensify floods,' explains Stephen Schneider, editor of the journal Climatic Change and a lead author for the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Why? As the air gets warmer, there will be more water in the atmosphere. That's settled science ... You are going to intensify the hydrologic cycle. Where the atmos ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, severe weather, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Can't They Just Use the Ocean? Schwarzenegger announces $5.9 billion plan to battle drought		18 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
Can't They Just Use the Ocean? Schwarzenegger announces $5.9 billion plan to battle drought California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a $5.9 billion plan to prepare for his state's almost-certain continued drought and population boom. Taking the need to douse Big Agriculture as a given, Schwarzenegger called for construction of new reservoirs and dams -- but, true t ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big Ag, California, news, state politics, water crisis (all these topics)

Bowled Over Mayors of 29 Great Lakes cities vow to cut water consumption		13 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
Bowled Over Mayors of 29 Great Lakes cities vow to cut water consumption What's a Friday without some toilet talk? The mayors of 29 Canadian and U.S. cities in the Great Lakes region have agreed to cut water consumption 15 percent from 2000 levels by 2015, and one of their solutions is banning inefficient potties. "We need provincial legislation about low-flow toi ...
Topics: Canada, local politics, news, politics, United States, urban planning, water crisis (all these topics)

Quench Warners Desalination won't solve world's water woes, report says		20 Jun 2007	Daily Grist
Quench Warners Desalination won't solve world's water woes, report says Another high-tech environmental solution may be going out the window: a new report from the World Wildlife Fund says desalinating water could hurt more than it helps. Estimating that there are more than 10,000 desalination plants around the world, WWF says the energy-intensive practice of filtering salt out of seawater can harm marine life and g ...
Topics: Australia, climate, news, water crisis (all these topics)

For those planning on growing a lot of biofuels Anyone got those cans of instant water? (Just add water)	JMG	08 Jun 2007	Gristmill
'A drought for the ages.
Topics: climate, desertification, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

When the western gas boom goes boom Declining production and what comes next	Erik Hoffner	08 Jun 2007	Gristmill
This week the Durango Herald discussed the steadily declining production of methane gas from wells in southern Colorado's La Plata County and what impacts there will be when the wells go dry. Unfortunately, the article focuses only on the economic implications and goes nowhere on the topic of what the landscape will look like when those companies pull up stakes for new pastures. Even if all the well pads are reclaimed, which would be a miracle, what kind of rangeland ...
Topics: Colorado, desertification, water crisis (all these topics)

Oceana: talk of the town Company presentation offers glimpse of life on the other side	Andrew Sharpless	05 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall at a top-level corporate meeting just to see what really goes on behind closed doors? Consider this nifty PowerPoint presentation your ticket in. It turns out chlorine companies talk about Oceana in their meetings as much as Oceana talks about them. The Chlorine Institute held a meeting a few months back where one of the companies gave a formal presentation about being 'In the 'Crosshairs' of an Environmental NGO.' ...
Topics: business, fishing, oceans, toxics, water crisis (all these topics)

Story of the day: Nukes and global warming The two don't mix well	Joseph Romm	21 May 2007	Gristmill
This story deserves singling out because it is on an important but too-neglected subject -- the connection between energy and water. 'Climate change puts nuclear energy into hot water,' from the International Herald Tribune. Key point: Nuclear power 'requires great amounts of cool water to keep reactors operating at safe temperatures. That is worrying if the rivers and reservoirs which many power plants rely on for water are hot or depleted because of steadily rising ai ...
Topics: desertification, energy, nuclear power, water crisis (all these topics)

Water is more precious than gold Material intensity in water use	Gar Lipow	08 May 2007	Gristmill
(Part of the No Sweat Solutions series.) Before discussing water savings, we need to define what we mean by 'use.' The EPA refers to withdrawal and consumption. Withdrawal is the amount taken from surface water and the water table. Consumption refers to the amount chemically combined with something (so that it is no longer fresh water) or evaporated. Water discarded instead of consumed is referred to as 'returns,' because it is supposedly reusable. This does not even ...
Topics: agriculture, green building, green living, water crisis, water pollution (all these topics)

Inundated with information on sea level rise How high and how fast?	Joseph Romm	30 Mar 2007	Gristmill
How high and fast will sea levels rise? An important piece (PDF) by Stefan Rahmstorf in Science concludes: A rise of over 1 m by 2100 for strong warming scenarios cannot be ruled out, because all that such a rise would require is that the linear relation of the rate of sea-level rise and temperature, which was found to be valid in the 20th century, remains valid in the 21st century. These scenarios, which are really nothing more than business-as-usual emissions plus ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, James Hansen, water crisis (all these topics)

Watership Down The world is running low on H2O	Lester R. Brown	19 Sep 2000	Soapbox
Droughts in the United States, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan have been big news this year -- and even more serious water shortages are emerging as the demand for water in many areas of the world simply outruns the supply. Water tables are now falling on every continent. Literally scores of countries are facing water shortages. All cracked up. By 2050, Ind We live in a water-challenged world, one that is becoming more so ...
Topics: agriculture, food, population, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

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