Risk

Droughts and heatwaves: by the end of the 21st century they will threaten 1/3 of the world’s population

Droughts and heatwaves: by the end of the 21st ...

Droughts and heatwaves are particularly severe when they occur simultaneously. A new study shows that the frequency of such extreme weather events will increase fivefold by the end of this...

Droughts and heatwaves: by the end of the 21st ...

Droughts and heatwaves are particularly severe when they occur simultaneously. A new study shows that the frequency of such extreme weather events will increase fivefold by the end of this...

US agencies warn water sector of active Iranian cyberattacks

US agencies warn water sector of active Iranian...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, CISA, NSA, Department of Energy, and US Cyber Command published a joint advisory, confirming that Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT...

US agencies warn water sector of active Iranian...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, CISA, NSA, Department of Energy, and US Cyber Command published a joint advisory, confirming that Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT...

The Ground Beneath the Water: Land Access as an Operational Risk Water Utilities Can No Longer Ignore

The Ground Beneath the Water: Land Access as an...

Urban growth is filling in the buffers around utility corridors. Upstream land conversion is raising treatment costs. Legacy site liabilities are repricing under tighter regulatory timelines. Land-related risk is already...

The Ground Beneath the Water: Land Access as an...

Urban growth is filling in the buffers around utility corridors. Upstream land conversion is raising treatment costs. Legacy site liabilities are repricing under tighter regulatory timelines. Land-related risk is already...

Is AI Coming For Your Water?

Is AI Coming For Your Water?

Communities sound the alarm on data centres using local water and energy supplies to cool their operations.

Is AI Coming For Your Water?

Communities sound the alarm on data centres using local water and energy supplies to cool their operations.

Holy water, blessed water – between mystery and the laboratory lens

Holy water, blessed water – between mystery and...

A source of life, an all-powerful element and a key part of the purification process – water is deeply rooted in traditional beliefs and constitutes the most universal sacred element...

Holy water, blessed water – between mystery and...

A source of life, an all-powerful element and a key part of the purification process – water is deeply rooted in traditional beliefs and constitutes the most universal sacred element...

The 36 areas in the UK facing water shortages by 2035 – mapped

The 36 areas in the UK facing water shortages b...

Parts of Lincolnshire, London and Surrey face worst supply problems as experts warn over climate change, population growth and poor infrastructure

The 36 areas in the UK facing water shortages b...

Parts of Lincolnshire, London and Surrey face worst supply problems as experts warn over climate change, population growth and poor infrastructure

Risk

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer

The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about onc...

Water Is Fashion’s Blind Spot. That Is Now a Business Risk

Water Is Fashion’s Blind Spot. That Is Now a Business Risk

As water scarcity accelerates across global fashion suppl...

Torrential ‘Atmospheric River’ hits Southern Spain

Torrential ‘Atmospheric River’ hits Southern Spain

Since the beginning of 2026, Spain has been hit by seven ...

Copper's Record Rally: Why Boring Management Matters More Than Ever for Water Utilities

Copper's Record Rally: Why Boring Management Matters More Than Ever for Water Utilities

Copper prices hit record highs above $13,000/tonne. For u...

The future of desalination lies in efficiency, not just expansion

The future of desalination lies in efficiency, not just expansion

By 2030, global water demand is set to outpace supply by ...

Colorado River, final Countdown

Colorado River, final Countdown

With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-...

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigated Agriculture, and the Water Utility Imperative

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigated Agriculture, and the Water Utility Imperative

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, ...

Rivers of Death

Rivers of Death

By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The...

Understanding Droughts in North America: What Water Professionals Need to Know

Understanding Droughts in North America: What Water Professionals Need to Know

As 85% of the US and 71% of Canadian farmland face droug...

The New Cyber Risk Challenging America's Water: Modernization Itself

The New Cyber Risk Challenging America's Water: Modernization Itself

The integration of IT and OT systems has unlocked signifi...

Global Soil Degradation Crisis: How Agricultural Practices Are Destroying Both Soil Health and Water Quality

Global Soil Degradation Crisis: How Agricultural Practices Are Destroying Both Soil Health and Water Quality

Examining the interconnected failures of soil management ...

Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says

Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says

The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and pollu...

Al-Sisi welcomes Trump offer to resume Nile mediation as Sudan backs US initiative

Al-Sisi welcomes Trump offer to resume Nile mediation as Sudan backs US initiative

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi welcomed a letter...

Microbiological Testing Depth

Microbiological Testing Depth

Lee County's beach contamination reveals a global water q...

Uncommonly high nitrate levels this month lead Des Moines water treatment plant to run removal system

Uncommonly high nitrate levels this month lead Des Moines water treatment plant to run removal system

Elevated nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon riv...