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 […]
Photo Credits: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/north-carolina/stories-in-north-carolina/cape-fear-river/ Site Context Wilmington is situated on the southeast coast of North Carolina, along the Cape Fear River. Wilmington’s location along the river is quite precarious as it is located downstream of multiple industrial towns. As a result, contaminants, specifically PFAs, infiltrate the water supply. Wilmington is situated […]
Background Ürümqi is the capital city of the Xinjiang Province located in the northwest part of China. It holds the title for being the world’s farthest metropolis from the ocean, and it has a semi-arid climate characterized by cold and dry winters and hot and dry summers. It is a […]
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 […]
Background InformationWashington, North Carolina is a small city of about 10,000 residents situated on the banks where the Tar and Pamlico Rivers meet. The city enjoys excellent access to the riverfront which has been developed into recreational open space with several docks, and is surrounded by marshland, or former marshland. […]
Background Falmouth is located in Southeastern Massachusetts on Cape Cod in Barnstable County with a year-round population estimated at 30,993 people. The seasonal population can grow to more than 105,000 people as thousands arrive to enjoy the New England summers. Water supply Falmouth has a long coastline and an abundance […]
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 […]
Background Tucked into the Andes foothills, Quito, the Ecuadorian capital is over 9,000 feet above sea level, and has a population of nearly two million people. The city has a relatively robust and advanced water infrastructure system. Quito receives over 97% of its water from surface water sources. Dispersed throughout […]
There is a very romantic yet tragic notion associated with the fertile crescent in that the awakening of the crescent’s early civilizations indicates the beginnings of environmental mastery in the process of domestication and settlement. This can be for better or worse, but it is up to the individual to […]
Hannah Locke The city of Tampa’s water system is affected by a variety of growing issues that have increasingly intensified in the last few decades and will continue to if not properly addressed. Tampa’s location on the Gulf Coast of Florida has seen an increase of extreme weather events, including […]