In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
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There’s more than one way to be resilient.
Too much stormwater is disappearing down the drain. Here’s how our cities can make more of their last untapped water source.
Our research shows the world is not on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals. But with decisive action, we can still achieve a fairer, more sustainable and prosperous future.
Clearing alien trees before the drought hit could have reduced the impact of climate change on water supply during the ‘Day Zero’ drought.
Salt storms are an emerging threat, as Lake Urmia dries up and exposes huge salt marshes.
Residents of a small Victorian town realised that delicious water can be a curse as well as a blessing, when they lost a legal battle to stop a local farmer shipping groundwater to a nearby bottling plant.
Perth, unlike Cape Town, faces no prospect of its tapwater running out. But other problems lurk beneath the surface, as the city’s drying climate puts increasing pressure on irrigation and wetlands.
Groundwater is out of sight, but it shouldn’t be out of mind. As cities struggle to cope with drought, we should remember that our largest stocks of water are hidden deep underground.
We use our fridges, washing machines and air conditioners every day. That means that we should consider much more than the up-front retail price when choosing to invest in a new one.
Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin has been granted an unlimited 60-year water licence. But a range of measures could help the industry use less freshwater.
A five-year project announced today will implement an innovative water-sensitive approach tailored to informal settlements. The goal is to revitalise 24 communities in Fiji and Indonesia.
The Millennium Drought ended more than five years ago, but several years of below-average rainfall and El Niño have brought drought back to many parts of Australia. Our latest report on water in Australia shows rainfall is continuing to decline in eastern Australia and increase in the north.
A government for the 21st century needs to work out how we can grow our food, manufacture goods and dispose of waste without making such a huge mess.
The Bureau of Meteorology recently released for the first time comprehensive national data on recycling and desalination.
Managing Africa’s water sources is a matter of vital importance for people to have any hope of surviving on the continent
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Honorary Fellow, Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Manager Water Resources Assessment Section, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Global Risk Governance Programme, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Head of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Manager Water Assessment and Analysis, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor and CEO, Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities
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Associate Professor in Law, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Glowpear, Board member, ISDRS, Vice President, AHA and Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, RMIT University
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Professor and Director of Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Manager, Urban Water, Australian Bureau of Meteorology