The Brazilian Apocalypse
Brazil is grappling with a severe drought, as fires engulf the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal. This firsthand account exposes the choking smoke and political inaction, urging immediate awareness and action.
Posts
Water Emergency is the New Normal in Trentino
Low water levels in lakes and reduced discharge rates in rivers, low precipitation rates and thinner glaciers. This is and will be the new normality for Trentino’s waters.
Drinking Water from the Sea: the World’s Next Edge?
Desalination by reverse osmosis is the most common method of obtaining potable water from the sea. Already widely used in the Middle East, the Pacific Countries, America and even Europe, it ensures water security in many countries. However, it is too early to call this method “what will save us from global water shortage” because it is still too energy inefficient.
Even the Netherlands Faces Imminent Shortage of Drinking Water
The Netherlands is renowned for its water management. Drinking water flows from the tap, but not for long if no immediate action is taken. What is happening in the water country per excellence?
The Alpine Drought Observatory
Eurac Research launched ADO, a drought observatory capable of monitoring precipitation and water shortages all over the Alps.
Drought in Italy: Perception and Reality
The severe winter drought left most of Italy with critically low levels of water. Yet, for most Italians droughts are still seen as a temporary problem.
Bolivia’s Chiquitanía Running Out of Water
In the Chiquitanía (Bolivia), rivers, streams and lakes are disappearing because of water depleting and polluting farming practices at the expense of downstream local communities.
Extreme events happen. What can we do about it?
In the Anthropocene, natural and human-induced extreme events are hitting the world more frequently than in the past. How can we handle them?”
The Aftermath of Exceptional Droughts
This year’s exceptional drought caused such a dramatic reduction of groundwater levels that it will be hard to recover. Water scarcity might become a real issue also in Germany and the Netherlands.
Creating Water in the Desert: An Innovation to Fight Water Shortages in Extreme Droughts
A solution to fight severe droughts and water shortages might come from a Dutch Artist: SunGlacier, the first water multiplier that uses the sun to make ice and water.
