Tag Archives: groundwater
Update: 1,500 Farmers Commit Suicide in India
Recently, I drafted a post on a mass-suicide event (because of drought, dropping water levels, related crop failure, and mounting farm debt) in the state of Chhattisgarh based on news reports in the Belfast Telegraph, the Daily Times, and Alternet. … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, india
Cyprus and Water Imports from Greece, Egypt, and Lebanon
The small island country of Cyprus may soon be shipping water on tankers from Greece, Egypt and Lebanon to supplement current dwindling water supplies. As previously on my water web-log, Cyprus has been facing drier than normal conditions for four … Continue reading
Filed under climate change, drinking water, drought, groundwater, international, water desalination, water trade
Flood Drinking Water Contamination: Risk Factors
Many in the United States are acquainted with the all-too-horrible effects of flooding, especially after Hurricane Katrina, numerous other flooding events, and recently, the deluge on the Chehalis River of Southwest Washington. Rampant in the media during these times of … Continue reading
Filed under asia, drinking water, floods, groundwater, international
Kid Power = Well Water
Kids twirl around on a Merry Go-Round while water is pumped into a large reservoir holding tank. The PlayPump, under PlayPump International, is not cheap by any means at 14,000 dollars for one system, but is supposed to be more … Continue reading
Filed under technology
International Conference on Nonrenewable Groundwater Resources – October 2008
Thanks to Water Wired for the update on the upcoming conference about global nonrenewable groundwater resources: International Conference on Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources: Sociotechnological Aspects of Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources: Half-Empty, Half-Full, Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Some Paths Forward The National Ground … Continue reading
Filed under groundwater, international
