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. […]
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 […]