Virtual water is the water that is used to produce goods and services. And the virtual water trade is the hidden flow of water in food and other commodities which is traded from one place to another.

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The flow of water used to produce goods that are then exported around the world is called virtual water trading. 1 Graham, Neal T. et al. “Future changes in the trading of virtual water.” Nature ...

Real-time tools, visuals, and other resources to quantify the role of climate change in weather events. Alerts We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable ...

I read with interest Bill Davidow and Michael S. Malone’s “How ‘Virtual Water’ Can Help Ease California’s Drought” (op-ed, March 21). The authors’ argument is an attack on the 90% of almond farms ...

Researchers have developed a framework to understand water use in beef supply chains from production to consumption. Animal-based products constitute a large portion of the average American's diet, as ...

Every drop of water we see, from the glass we drink to the shower we take, is just part of the bigger picture. A large amount of water we use is not visible to us. It is hidden in the food we eat, the ...

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Driving into Southern California’s Palo Verde Valley from the Arizona border, fields of ...

While the recent rains in California are welcome, they’ve barely made a dent in the enduring drought, now in its fourth year. Solving the state’s water problem will take radical solutions, and they ...

LONDON (AlertNet) - If you had a cup of coffee, a couple of slices of toast and an egg this morning, you also inadvertently consumed around 450 litres (120 gallons) of water - enough for three typical ...

How much water does it take to get a tomato to your plate? How much water does it take to get a tomato to your plate? Arjen Hoekstra calculates the water footprint of the products that you consume at ...