
Rushing Science in the Face of a Pandemic Is Understandable but Risky
We need to be extremely careful about the inevitable pitfalls
Peter H. Gleick is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences; a MacArthur Fellow; and winner of the 2018 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.
We need to be extremely careful about the inevitable pitfalls
Aqueducts, dams and irrigation projects all made rapid development possible in the arid West
The southwestern U.S. looks a lot like Australia before its nine-year dry spell
Scientists have set thresholds for key environmental processes that, if crossed, could threaten Earth's habitability. Ominously, three have already been exceeded
We drink it, we generate electricity with it, we soak our crops with it. And we're stretching our supplies to the breaking point. Will we have enough clean water to satisfy the world's needs?...
We drink it, we generate electricity with it, we soak our crops with it. And we're stretching our supplies to the breaking point. Will we have enough clean water to satisfy all the world's needs?...
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