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Re: Water supply
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: August 15, 2022, 4:27 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-yangtze-river-shrinks-heatwave-074347465.html
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> The Yangtze's middle and lower reaches have faced temperatures
in excess of 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) over the past month,
with experts blaming climate change-induced variations in the
western Pacific subtropical high, a major determinant of summer
weather throughout east Asia.
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> With the autumn harvest under threat, the agriculture ministry
has deployed 25 teams to key regions to take action to protect
crops, the Shanghai government's Guangming Daily newspaper
reported.
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> The heatwave is likely to last for another two weeks, making
it the longest sustained period of extreme temperatures since
records began in 1961, experts with China's National Climate
Center told the official Science and Technology Daily on Monday.
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> Rainfall in the Yangtze river drainage area fell about 30% in
July and is 60% lower than normal in August, with the river's
tributaries "significantly lower" than historical levels,
according to the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission.
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> The Poyang lake in central China's Jiangxi province, which
plays a major role in regulating Yangtze water flows in the
summer, has shrunk to levels normally seen during the winter dry
season after a 50% decline in rain in July.
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> Villages relying on water from the lake have been forced to
deploy pumps to irrigate rice fields, media reported.
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: guest78
Date: August 21, 2022, 1:58 pm
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China’s Yangtze River Dries Up Amid Unprecedented Drought
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> Southwestern China is facing an unprecedented drought amid a
monthslong heat wave that is causing the Yangtze River to dry
up. The Yangtze River normally supports about a third of the
country’s population through hydropower and crop irrigation.
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Europe's rivers are running dry as the climate crisis worsens |
DW News
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> Much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere is battling either
wildfires, low water levels, harvest warnings, water use
restrictions or a mixture of all these. In Germany, one core
focus of the drought is the Rhine River, which ultimately
connects the Alps with the North Sea. Europe's second-longest
river after the Danube, it is also a core shipping lane for
western Germany. It is still open to freight traffic for now,
but already boats are unable to run fully laden. Germany's
Federal Institute of Hydrology warned on Thursday that without
rain, one notorious shallow point on the river could become
completely impassable next week.
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: guest78
Date: August 22, 2022, 1:25 pm
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Europe's farmers look to a future of long-term drought | DW
Business
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> Much of Europe has suffered through repeated heat-waves in
recent weeks. And that's hit economies hard, whether through
reduced river-traffic, dried-up farm fields or destructive
wildfires. It's a taste of what warming temperatures could bring
the continent in the years ahead.
> Southern Europe in particular is vulnerable to climate change.
A map from the World Wildlife Fund shows the water scarcity risk
across Europe over the next 30 years.
> According to the WWF, the number of Euoropeans living in
regions of water scarcity will gradually increase. In Spain,
Italy and elsewhere across the Mediterranean, that's a problem.
> According to the WWF, the number of people living in
water-scarce regions in Europe will increase by 50 percent by
2050.
> The threat of drought is likely to grow, along with its
impact. That's bad news for farmers. Here in Germany they are
eyeing a poorer harvest than usual. High temperatures and low
rain levels are only part of the problem.
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: guest78
Date: August 30, 2022, 1:30 pm
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Western Megadrought Shrinks The Colorado River, Bringing
Multi-State Consequences | Nightly Films
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> The Colorado River is a 1,400-mile, life-sustaining artery for
the American West – supplying water for seven states while
generating hydroelectric power for millions. Experts tell NBC
News’ Steve Patterson that the river’s power is shrinking,
thanks to heavy demand, combined with rapid climate change and a
decades-long megadrought. Steve gets exclusive access inside the
Glen Canyon Dam as the crisis leads to historic water rationing.
Levels at Lake Powell and higher water temperatures are changing
the ecosystem inside the Grand Canyon.
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: September 1, 2022, 8:19 pm
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: guest78
Date: September 4, 2022, 5:06 pm
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The fight for water | DW Documentary
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> Climate change is causing temperatures to rise. Extreme
weather events and droughts are increasing. Springs and wells
are drying up. And everyone needs more water. The battles for
control over precious water reserves have begun.
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> In some countries, water has always been available in
abundance - and is wasted carelessly every day. But the climate
crisis is changing that. Because the climate is warming,
everyone needs more water than ever: for drinking, agriculture
and industry. Water is the new gold.
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> In many countries, the distribution battles for precious water
reserves have already begun. In Mendocino, California, there is
no longer enough water to flush the toilets. And in Germany,
regional drinking water supplies collapse in hot weather.
Groundwater levels have dropped to record lows in many places.
Will we still have enough drinking water in the future? What
happens when our water disappears?
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> This is a three-part documentary series. Episodes will be
released weekly on the following dates:
> Part 1: The fight for water - August 10
> Part 2: What happens when our water dries up? - August 17
> Part 3: Who owns water? - August 24
>
> #documentary #dwdocumentary #water
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: guest78
Date: September 15, 2022, 10:03 pm
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As Utah's Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Economic Crisis Looms | WSJ
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> The Great Salt Lake is an economic powerhouse for Utah and
industries around the country. But the lake is shrinking,
threatening the ecology and economy of the Salt Lake City
region.
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> WSJ breaks down the costly—and dangerous—toll of the
disappearing lake.
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Re: Climate, Weather, and Climate Effects, 2020 and Beyond
DIR By: climate
Date: March 2, 2023, 12:58 pm
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France 'could be on verge of water crisis', minister warns - BBC
News
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> France could be on the verge of a water crisis for next summer
following an ongoing winter drought, a government minister has
warned.
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> Parts of the country have had little or no rain in recent
weeks and water levels have dropped alarmingly.
>
> Bérangère Couillard, a French junior environment minister,
said the government was "in process of acting upon" the
situation.
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> Last year was France's hottest year on record, according to
national weather agency Météo-France. Records were also broken
elsewhere in Europe - in the UK, Spain and Italy.
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Comment:
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> Don't know what happened to the whole world everywhere there
are just crisis 😕. Hope all gets well soon.
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> In lots of palaces in France, river water is feedstock for
nuclear plants!
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> And intensive agriculture.
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> Eventually the negative effects of concreting and ashpalting
millions of square kilometres of ground to the point rain
causing floods will come home to roost.
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> Not to mention the unsustainable agricultural landuse.
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> What goes around comes around 😅
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I think it's safe to say that if human-beings do not change
their behavior from Western to anti-Western, which they do not
appear to be willing to do, things will continue to get worse.
See also:
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Re: Climate, Weather, and Climate Effects, 2020 and Beyond
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 21, 2023, 2:51 pm
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HTML https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/21/drought-caused-43000-excess-deaths-in-somalia-last-year-half-of-them-young-children
It's OK for excess deaths to be "white"?
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> Drought caused 43,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia last year,
half of them young children
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> New report uncovers tragic scale of climate-led crisis and
warns of up to 34,000 more deaths so far this year
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> A new report released by the Somalian government suggests that
far more children died in the country last year due to the
ongoing drought than previously realised.
>
> The study estimates that there were 43,000 excess deaths in
2022 in Somalia due to the deepening drought compared with
similar droughts in 2017 and 2018.
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> Half of the deaths are likely to have been children under
five. Up to 34,000 further deaths have been forecast for the
first six months of this year.
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> There have now been six consecutive failed rainy seasons in
the climate crisis-induced drought, which coincides with global
food price rises, intensified insecurity in some regions, and
the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Re: Water supply
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 22, 2023, 3:55 pm
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HTML https://nationalpost.com/pmn/environment-pmn/un-warns-vampiric-overconsumption-is-draining-worlds-water-2
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> UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water
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> The United Nations opened its first conference on water
security in almost half a century on Wednesday with a plea to
governments to better manage one of humanity’s shared resources.
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> A quarter of the world’s population relies on unsafe drinking
water while half lacks basic sanitation, the U.N. said.
Meanwhile, nearly three quarters of recent disasters have been
related to water.
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> “We are draining humanity’s lifeblood through vampiric
overconsumption and unsustainable use, and evaporating it
through global heating,” said U.N. Secretary General Antonio
Guterres.
>
> Ensuring access to clean drinking water and sanitation is part
of the 17-point to-do list the U.N. has set for sustainable
development, alongside ending hunger and poverty, achieving
gender equality, and taking action on climate change.
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> That agenda aims to establish voluntary commitments from
countries and sector representatives, and create “political
momentum.”
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