Aid
Sea-level rise ‘may cross two metres by 2100
An ADB report warns that sea levels in the Asia-Pacific could exceed two metres by 2100 due to the double whammy of sinking land mainly due groundwater withdrawal […]
Tag: groundwater
Sustainable Business
Climate crisis is foundation of Indian farmers’ protests
Omair Ahmad The current protests by Indian farmers against the passage of three laws have deep roots in income insecurity, which is driven by […]
Climate
Will climate change increase the presence of pathogens in drinking water?
Kari Lydersen As storms grow more severe and temperatures climb, contamination of groundwater by animal and human waste could be on the rise as […]
Cities
Another Indian city, Bhubaneswar, inching closer to a groundwater crisis
Pragati Prava The capital city of Odisha is inching towards becoming a semi-critical zone so far as the groundwater scenario is concerned. With groundwater […]
Cities
Climate’s ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater has some serious lessons for Indian cities
Extreme weather events such as droughts and heavy precipitation days are two of the major impacts of global warming. These events, whose frequency and […]