Dammed thirsty: the cross-border fight for water
The huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict
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The huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict
When humans began to put down roots, we also started to forge what Giulio Boccaletti calls a “social contract” with water. In his new book, “Water: A Biography,” the London-based scientist explores that relationship through a long historical lens. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson reviews the volume and finds that political ambitions and economic development are central to the
Russian pipeline gas is out; so is coal. Yet Europe is still managing to win the energy war and keep warm. As the saying goes: “We’re not retreating,...
There has been a global energy crisis since the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Edward Burtynskys powerful new photography series African Studies, a seven-year project spanning ten countries, is having its New York premiere