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Flash Drought Hotspots: Southwestern United States

Planet Pulse

To call this swath of North America home is to accommodate water’s ebbs and flows; to live with one eye on reservoir levels and the other scanning the horizon for clouds. What’s more complicated is modeling precisely where that dryness occurs and how it affects the people and industries reliant on a steady supply.

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Will water pricing be the next carbon pricing?

Business Green

Industry often pays a hugely subsidised cost for water.". Indeed, Barclays analysts estimate that 19-27 per cent of industrial withdrawals are from areas with high or extremely high water risk. Water-stressed regions around the globe are grappling with the realities of climate change's effects on water availability.

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