-
Archives
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- December 2014
- July 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
-
Meta
Tag Archives: water
Can technology save us?
I happened to stumble across a BBC TV Horizon special, entitled ‘Tomorrow’s World’ last Thursday. It begins with a fascinating review of humankind’s history of – and propensity for – invention. It also explains some truly fascinating – and inspiring … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Financial Crisis, Growthmania, Hydraulic Fracturing, Intergenerational Injustice, Mass Extinctions, Modernity, Politics, Renewable Energy
Tagged BBC, Horizon, Liz Bronnin, Michael Pritchard, Robert Langer, Tomorrow's World, water
33 Comments
This is what water scarcity will look like
With my thanks to 350.org for alerting me to this piece of news: As reported in the Washington Post newspaper recently, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that by 2030 nearly half the world’s population could be facing a scarcity … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Environment, Intergenerational Injustice, Mass Extinctions
Tagged 350.org, Ban Ki-moon, UN, water, water scarcity
24 Comments
The future is already here
I happened to turn on the BBC News TV channel over the weekend and caught the tail-end of the video below – entitled India’s Water Crisis. However, upon investigation, I discovered this had been first broadcast over six months ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Environment, Limits to Growth, Optimum Population, Sustainable development
Tagged India, River Ganges, Varanasi, water
13 Comments
Greenpeace responds to end of UK fracking moratorium
Thanks to Twitter, I was alerted to an online discussion on the Guardian website yesterday, prompted by statements of opinion by Mark Lynas (freelance journalist/author) and Dr David Santillo (Greenpeace Scientist). As discussed with a commenter on this blog (Lionel) … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Greenpeace, Hydraulic Fracturing, Insanity, Politics
Tagged David Santillo, Greenpeace, Insanity, Mark Lynas, water
13 Comments
Who owns the rain that falls from the sky?
I must thank fellow-blogger Paul Handover for alerting me to – and not posting on his own Learning from Dogs blog – the strange and disturbing real-life story of a man in Oregon who has been sent to jail for … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Disorder, Collapse, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Liberalism, Politics
Tagged Civil Disorder, European Union, Jared Diamond, water
18 Comments
Conserving mass, water, and energy
I must admit that I am rather fond of quoting Sir Arthur Eddington as having once said, “…if your theory is found to be against the Second Law of Thermodynamics, I can give you no hope; there is nothing for … Continue reading
The Yellow River basin in China – Part 4
This is the fourth and final part of my 5000-word essay (researched and written in March 2011) on the water resource problems being encountered within the Yellow River catchment of northern China as a consequence of ongoing climate change. Having … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Sustainable development
Tagged China, Geography, Geology, water, Yellow River
17 Comments
The Yellow River basin in China – Part 3
This is the third of four posts regarding the Yellow River basin in northern China. Having described the geography and geology (Part 1) and the hydrogeology (Part 2), it is now time to look at the extent to which (a) … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Sustainable development
Tagged China, Geography, Geology, water, Yellow River
Leave a comment
The Yellow River basin in China – Part 2
This is the second of four posts presenting my research into the ways in which climate change is impacting the environment within the Yellow River basin. Having described the geography and geology in Part 1 (yesterday), this second part looks … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Sustainable development
Tagged China, Geography, Geology, water, Yellow River
1 Comment
The Yellow River basin in China – Part 1
Following my scene-setting yesterday, this is the first of four posts presenting my case-study of the challenges posed by ongoing climate change in the Yellow River basin of northern China. All references cited will be listed in Part 4 on … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Environment, Sustainable development
Tagged China, Geography, Geology, water, Yellow River
7 Comments