Nestled at the base of the San Francisco Peaks in northern Arizona, Flagstaff is a city renowned for its natural beauty, vibrant community, and unique location along the Colorado Plateau. Beneath this picturesque landscape lies the Coconino Aquifer (C-aquifer), a vast groundwater resource spanning four states and two tribal nations. […]
Context Tenerife, Spain, is the biggest island in the Canary chain off the Western coast of Africa. The Canaries’ volcanic origins mean their geography is quite diverse from island to island, but their warm climate, beautiful beaches, and diverse landscapes make them a popular tourist spot (1). However, the very […]
San Felipe Springs, Image Source: The Desert Chronicles
The future of Boise, Idaho is in question, as the level of the aquifer is dropping. Background Boise, located in a wide desert valley in Southwest Idaho, developed along the Boise River. This region of southwest Idaho was settled in large part due to the construction of dams and reservoirs […]
Introduction Jabalpur, a growing and urbanizing city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, has been grappling with critical challenges related to its water supply since the early 2000s. It has an estimated population of 1.5 million, which is expected to grow close to 2 million in the next […]
Background The city of Queretaro is the capital of the state of Queretaro, located in central Mexico. About 200 km northwest of Mexico City, Queretaro has an arid to semi-arid climate with an average yearly temperature around 70°F and a yearly precipitation of only 374.6 mm (Comision Nacional del Agua, […]
The historic city of Hamedan is the capital of the central-western province of Hamedan in Iran. Once home to ancient philosophers and physicians, today the city of just under 600,000 is a center for tourism and agriculture, struggling to deal with a growing issue of water scarcity.1,2 Like many cities […]
Devon Chodzin & Jose Fernandez On the U.S. -Mexico border lies the Paso Del Norte Watershed. This arid watershed includes portions of southern New Mexico, western Texas, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. At the center of the watershed are the cities of El Paso, Texas, U.S. and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. […]
In the desert city of Ica, Peru, the booming agriculture export industry is considered a “miracle”. Accounting for almost a fifth of the country’s exports, water thirsty crops like asparagus and avocado are cultivated year round in the hyper-arid region for international consumption. With multiple loans from the World […]
Badung Regency, located on the island of Bali in Indonesia, has a tropical climate and is warm and humid year-round. Badung experiences two distinct main seasons: dry season (April to October) and rainy season (November to March). Despite being historically known for its agricultural industry, the island of Bali has […]