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Water Conflict Chronology

tony_cannistra 2021-08-19 16:50:45 +0000 UTC [ - ]

This is cool. Some context I needed:

> Items are included when there is violence (injuries or deaths) or threats of violence (including verbal threats, military maneuvers, and shows of force). We do not include instances of unintentional or incidental adverse impacts on populations or communities that occur associated with water management decisions, such as populations displaced by dam construction or impacts of extreme events such as flooding or droughts. (Based on this new definition, some previous entries were removed in May 2018.)

http://www.worldwater.org/water-conflict/

dotcommand 2021-08-19 16:49:29 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Taken from the top comment in another thread.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28233819

nomoreplease 2021-08-19 16:46:50 +0000 UTC [ - ]

With the water shortages around the world, can residential rain barrels provide a sufficient alternative? Is there a study for the number of barrels per person per climate?

thechao 2021-08-19 17:00:56 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Rain is an intermittent resource. You need to size your capacity to some standard deviation above the mean to get to some confidence level you’re agreeable with. In Central Texas, where I’m at, 10k gallon of for a family of four is sufficient for a Western style life. That’s about 200 barrels — which is way bigger & more expensive than a single system.

nomoreplease 2021-08-19 17:03:01 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Right. I should clarify that I meant for eating & drinking (survival), not necessarily showering or gardening

sillysaurusx 2021-08-19 16:44:53 +0000 UTC [ - ]

I was hoping this would pop up. An example of why:

> Two members of the right-wing "Order of the Rising Sun" are arrested in Chicago with 30-40 kg of typhoid cultures with which they allegedly planned to poison the water supply in Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities. Experts say the plan is unlikely to cause health problems due to water chlorination.

Imagine planning a terrorist act, and never bothering to check whether it could work even in theory. I wonder how that conversation went.

“Been hearing a lot about this typhoid stuff.”

“I know a guy that can get some.”

“Sweet, I just so happen to know how to get into the local water plant. Let’s drop it in and see what happens.”

jail happens

“What’re you in for?”

“A plan that couldn’t cause harm even in theory, to further my political agenda.”

glonq 2021-08-19 16:32:16 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Why does this also include imaginary/fabled events ?

NotSammyHagar 2021-08-19 16:56:27 +0000 UTC [ - ]

What, the bible isn't the literal truth, or do you doubt the Epics of Gilgamesh? They should have been in a different list.

The other thing is notice how few events there were in the "dark ages", 500-1500 ad. Bet things were popping up but not known to westerners like me in those lands that eventually became part of modern China.