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Marketplace® is your liaison between economics and life. Noted for timely, relevant and accessible coverage of business news across both audio and digital platforms, Marketplace programs are heard by more than 14 million weekly listeners. This makes the Marketplace portfolio the most widely heard business or economic programming in the country. Via Andy Dorn 
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Overview of the importance of water systems and the challenges of providing enough safe water for the Earth's population Via Andy Dorn
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About one on four child on the planet will die, have their growth stunted or otherwise suffer from a lack of water by 2040, Unicef has warned in a new report. Via Andy Dorn
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Water bills are on the rise nationwide. And poor communities are being hit the hardest. Via Andy Dorn
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Schools face water shortages and government says entire nation is affected as rainy season is forecast to be delayed by months Via Andy Dorn
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City’s residents, many of whom live in poverty, fear consequences to their children in Michigan town where life has changed immeasurably Via Andy Dorn
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THE arrival of the Loy Krathong Festival signals the beginning of the dry season and, traditionally, it is a time for Thais to pay respect to the Goddess of Water and request good fortune for the months ahead. This year many communities may well be wishing for more rain, as authorities warn that water levels are critically low and there are concerns that many regions will experience drought in the months ahead. Via Andy Dorn
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A major national effort to desalinate Mediterranean seawater and to recycle wastewater has provided the country with enough water for all its needs. Via oyndrila
oyndrila's curator insight,
May 30, 2015 6:06 AM
The article highlights the efforts of Israel to reduce water scarcity.
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In the midst of the devastating California drought, food and drink giant Nestle North America has been bottling and selling water from a national forest in Southern California, using a permit that expired more than 25 years ago, it has emerged. Via Andy Dorn
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Popular brands like Aquafina and Dasani source from catastrophically dry parts of the West. Via Andy Dorn
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March 24, 2015 1:38 AM
Unit 5- Agriculture Summary Ironically a lot of the water we drink from big water bottle or water selling corporations comes from the driest sources. One main source is California, which is in its third driest year. The water obtained from California is eighty percent used for agriculture with farming and watering but the rest we use to drink. According to the companies it is not required for them to reveal their water sources so most water drinkers do not realize they are taking water from drought ridden countries. Insight People in the water business chose to get their water from California for many reasons other than just to drink California dry. one reason California water is used is because old businesses have been there for many many years and continue to work. Also California doesn't have a groundwater regulation policy so water that companies find they can just have. And because big bottling companies do no thane to reveal their sources people just keep on drinking California dry.
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Farmers in Chai Nat province have switched from growing off-season rice to watermelon and kale after the worst drought in decades parched their rice fields. The farmers described the switch as a risk, but said growing rice would be worse. Via Andy Dorn
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The severe and ongoing depletion of underground water supplies in India poses a growing threat to the nation’s food security. Without serious efforts to stem the mining of groundwater, food product... Via Andy Dorn
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The world affairs series returns for a new run, starting in Indonesia, home to the planet's most polluted river and a textile industry supplying some of th Via Andy Dorn
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How many people still drink dirty water, or go to the toilet in the open? We’ve used new data to track global progress on the millennium development goals. Hover or click on countries for more detailed information Via Andy Dorn
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The illegal dumping of waste mixed with mass untreated sewage in India’s Silicon Valley is creating a water crisis which threatens residents’ health – and is causing the city’s famous lakes to catch fire Via Andy Dorn
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For almost a quarter of a century, UN deputy secretary general Jan Eliasson has been an indefatigable champion of the right to water and sanitation for all Via Andy Dorn
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The Middle East, north Africa, central Asia and south Asia due to suffer biggest economic hit from water scarcity as climate change takes hold, report finds Via Andy Dorn
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Scott Slater wants to pump billions of gallons to LA and other drought-hit cities - and make $2.4bn in the process Via Andy Dorn
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Amid climate change, drought and mismanagement, our world's most valuable resource is becoming scarce. Much of the crisis is man-made -- and even water-rich countries like Germany are to blame. By SPIEGEL Staff Via Andy Dorn
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CEO Tim Brown refuses to stop sourcing from drought-stricken state: ‘Absolutely not … people would buy another brand of bottled water’ Via Andy Dorn
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March 22, 2015 8:59 PM
Unit 5- Agriculture Summary This article explains the hidden uses of water in our everyday life. It estimates that everyday we "eat" 3496 litres of water a day, meaning from our water consumption, to use of products involved this much water. It takes the manufacturing of products into consideration and the everyday uses as in food and washing of dishes, clothes, and ourselves. Insight: I found this very interesting in looking into water consumptions from a broader prospective. This article shows more than the obvious ways of water consumptions and dependence. It really reveals how much more dependent we are for water in that not only it is needed to maintain life, but it is needed for the benefits of life we have in our region. Water is used in almost everything from necessities to recreational use.
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Pumping water out of aquifers at the rate we do doesn’t just threaten the water supply, it also exacerbates the effects of climate change Via Andy Dorn
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The city of Sao Paulo is home to 20 million Brazilians, making it the 12th largest mega-city on a planet dominated by shortsighted humans. Shockingly, it ha Via Andy Dorn
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The current drought in California is the worst the state has seen in at least 1,200 years, according to a recent study published by the American Geophysical Union. Via Andy Dorn
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December 12, 2014 11:07 AM
Unit 5 Agricultural and Rural Land Use
The linked article talks about the recent drought taking place in California at the moment. It tells how this is effecting the crops grown here and are making the growing of these crops a lot harder on farmers. This is in turn making prices on these crops grow up and keeping animals watered ins more expensive.
This links to Human Geography because the drought taking place is highly effecting the agribusiness in the area and is making all plants and animals grown in the area harder to grow. With this the agriculture is majorly effected. |
