(Note: This episode was originally released under the old podcast title "This is the End: Pop Culture & Collapse." As of July 2025 the show is now titled, "Strange Days, Here We Come: Pop Culture, Dystopia & Collapse.") In this episode, we use DUNE to springboard into a discussion about the growing crisis of water scarcity in the face of climate change and what we can do about it.
LINKS:
- All of Earth's water in a single sphere https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/all-earths-water-a-single-sphere
- Mapping the strain on our water https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/06/mapping-strain-our-water/
- 10 violent water conflicts https://reliefweb.int/report/world/editor-s-pick-10-violent-water-conflicts
- Interstate water wars are heating up with the climate https://theconversation.com/interstate-water-wars-are-heating-up-along-with-the-climate-159092
- Collapse by Jared Diamond https://amzn.to/3bUlREz
- This Mayan city died out after poisoning its own water. Our cities could be next. https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-death-knell-for-mayan-city-inadvertently-poisoned-its-own-water-supply-1.8953324
- The End of Abundance by David Zetland https://amzn.to/3C06aGr
- What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-about-water-with-jay-famiglietti/id1485919205
- Curated podcast playlist re: water scarcity & water conflict https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Mstq0W7Lq6Weob2xH01qT?si=c2b4e45253204e71&nd=1
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