Sometimes the most interesting climate solutions aren’t new technologies. Sometimes they’re a field full of grass. In Great Waltham, England, cattle farmer Sam Squier has something unusual this summer: green pasture. That matters because 71% of England is currently in drought. Reservoir levels are falling, grass growth is poor, agricultural boreholes are drying up, and around 29 million people are living with restrictions on water use. Yet aerial images from Squier’s farm sho

Last week, we looked at what happens when falling water levels threaten something most people rarely associate with water: electricity. On the Danube, extraordinarily low water levels created serious problems for nuclear and hydropower generation. But that raises another question. What happens when low water doesn't just threaten our energy supply—but starts showing up on the balance sheet? This summer, Europe is finding out. When a River Becomes an Economic Bottleneck The Rh