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No Longer Taking Water for Granted, Part 2: Qanats – Ancient Water in a Modern World
If you think that Austin is in trouble from the last post, then I think the following video clips will put Austin’s water problems into proper global perspective. Filmed and produced by Joshka Wessels, you will be introduced to … Continue reading
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Tagged drylands, food population, global warming, groundwater, Middle East, video
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Principles of Hima
Imagine the earliest emergence of a movement that recognized the need for environmental governance. Although, the urgency for environmental protection (and correction) seems to have accelerated in recent years, for many of today’s young adults, there never was a … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Desertification
Tagged Asia, Middle East, soil, sustainability
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When the Dead Sea Disappeared.
The surface of the Dead Sea is nearly 1,300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Its bottom drops to nearly 2,300 feet (710 meters). “There are no fish or any kind of swimming, squirming creatures living in or near … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropogenic, Asia, irrigation, lakes, Middle East
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