Summary
This document provides news and information about water scarcity.
For additional news and background read Water Scarcity News 2022.
News
Bloomberg (3 Oct 2024)
“The Surprising Solutions to the World’s Water Crisis” — Our survival depends on water, yet global reserves are rapidly shrinking. It’s now replaced oil as the most likely cause of global conflict. Can technology help secure humanity’s future water needs? [Source]
WJHL (28 Sep 2024)
“Greene County trying to get through water crisis” — [Source]
KXAN (28 Sep 2024)
“State of Texas: ‘Reached our limit,’ Lawmakers hear warnings about looming water crisis” — Water Crisis – Some state leaders are sending a stark warning: Texas is running out of water. We look closer at the need and the possible price tag – amid the new call for lawmakers to take action. [Source]
WKRN News (5 Sep 2024)
“Emergency water shortage in Franklin” — [Source]
CNBC International (6 Dec 2023)
“A ‘thirsty’ AI boom could deepen Big Tech’s water crisis” — Big Tech has long had a water problem — but a global artificial intelligence boom is threatening to make matters worse. U.S. tech giants, some of which have already warned that a business-as-usual approach won’t be able to protect freshwater resources for future generations, have recently reported a huge spike in water consumption. One of the main culprits of this alarming trend is the insatiable demand for the next wave of AI. And since global demand for this juggernaut shows no sign of slowing down, what are tech companies doing to reconcile this problem? Why does it matter? And what can policymakers gathering in the middle of the desert do to reduce Big Tech’s water footprint? [Source]
Netflix (17 Apr 2020)
“Explained – World’s Water Crisis” — In partnership with Vox Media Studios and Vox, this enlightening explainer series will take viewers deep inside a wide range of culturally relevant topics, questions, and ideas. Each episode will explore current events and social trends pulled from the zeitgeist, touching topics across politics, science, history and pop culture — featuring interviews with some of the most authoritative experts in their respective fields. In this episode: The global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, while also ensuring access to it as a human right? [Source]