In 2026, water is emerging as one of the world’s most contested shared resources. Water is becoming the protagonist in a story of global disruption and leverage. Droughts can escalate into diplomatic ...

For as long as humans have prayed, they have probably prayed at water places. Water often moves us to wonder, joy, terror or peace, and many times, water—whether it ...

KERR COUNTY, Texas – “I remember something hitting me in the head,” said Leo Romero Jr., who survived the Kerr County floods. “Next thing I know, the house is gone.” Romero was one of several ...

In an age of accelerated climate change and increasing environmental stress, water is becoming an ever scarcer strategic natural resource. Water, however, is not just an elixir of life, but is also ...

Steam from St. Joseph Energy Center, a gas-fired power plant, rises over New Carlisle, Indiana, where Amazon Web Services has built a data center. Photo @ J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue A six-decade ...

“Water, water, every where. And all the boards did shrink. Water, water, every where. Nor any drop to drink,” opens Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a poem I was introduced to as a freshman in ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...