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About this Episode
As summer draws to a close across the northern hemisphere, water scarcity has never been a more pressing or visible issue after record heat waves and drought experienced by Americans and Europeans. With hot and unpredictable weather now a reality, and major rivers running dangerously low, WSJ climate and energy editor Ed Ballard discusses the economics of a water crisis, and what can be done to keep taps running, fields productive and industry humming.
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Further Reading
El Niño Is the Next Risk Hanging Over the Global Economy
Heat Waves Are Becoming a Chronic Drag on the Economy
The World Is Running Out of Clean Water. This Technology Promises to Fix It.
San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It’s Selling It
Why the Middle East’s Desalination Plants Are Critical
Extreme Weather Is Hammering Europe’s Summer Harvest, EU Says
Europe Chastised Trump’s Climate Rollback. Now It’s Delaying Its Own Green Goals.
How to Put Out Wildfires Fueled by World War II Ammo? Try Driverless Tanks.
Water Crisis Deepens on the Colorado River
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