Here’s a blog post on water/future droughts from Joe Romm of Climate Progress
New study puts the ‘hell’ in Hell and High Water Must-read NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) analysis warns we risk multiple, devastating global droughts even on moderate emissions path.
And next an article from Reuters which draws attention to the risks investors face -
“Investors Warned of Hidden Financial Risks of Water Shortages”
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SANDRA POSTEL & ELIZABETH ROYTE discuss why water footprints are so important and what people can do to reduce the amount of fresh water they use.
Sandra Postel is Water Fellow at Post Carbon Institute and National Geographic's first Fresh Water Fellow. She directs the independent Global Water Policy Project and is the author of numerous books and reports about international fresh water issues.
Elizabeth Royte is a journalist and science/nature author. She is best known for her books Garbage Land, The Tapir's Morning Bath: Solving the Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It.
*note: Due to Sandra's location on a mesa in New Mexico, her video feed is intermittent and choppy.
Impressive figures next but beware of the super-cheesy grin at the end of this info-advertisement!
They got the figures in the ad from here – click for source
Grist article about cities and future water supplies titled “Redesigning our cities for the dawning age of global freshwater scarcity”
Although I've already featured it almost a year ago, here's another chance to see Annie Leonard's Story of Bottled Water
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