Peter H. Gleick is a hydroclimatologist, member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and senior fellow and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, Oakland, Calif.
We’re Living in a Dystopian Climate Thriller. It’s Time to Rewrite the Ending
Decades of warnings went ignored about the threats from climate change. With homes everywhere now burning, flooding and washing away, it’s time we start listening to scientists’ climate solutions
Rushing Science in the Face of a Pandemic Is Understandable but Risky
We need to be extremely careful about the inevitable pitfalls
The Past and Future of California's Water
Aqueducts, dams and irrigation projects all made rapid development possible in the arid West
Devastating Drought Seems Inevitable in American West
The southwestern U.S. looks a lot like Australia before its nine-year dry spell
Boundaries for a Healthy Planet
Scientists have set thresholds for key environmental processes that, if crossed, could threaten Earth's habitability. Ominously, three have already been exceeded
Making Every Drop Count
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?
How We Can Do It
Safeguarding Our Water
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?