Category: Media

Interview in NPR Short Wave podcast

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I was briefly featured in two episodes of NPR Short Wave, discussing global water challenges.Short Wave is a fantastic science podcast I’ve listened to for years, and you will see that I am in good company.Episode 1: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-s1-5670447/water-farmer-groundwater-aquifer?fbclid=IwY2xjawQxxZlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1REZlVkVIRVlLa05WNXZ1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHm7G6poBmgx4y9zFZbXkENcidu9EShuEd-A3oG46Iw1Tc29N064EfAMdnZjg_aem_jPNKwnwnySUP3PP-EzuzLAEpisode 2: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/nx-s1-5698146/water-crisis-dry-drinking?fbclid=IwY2xjawQxxZhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1REZlVkVIRVlLa05WNXZ1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh3zui0NtLRV5N_msQex9uz5UsIUJOsWFR5l2iyR3ptCG3f2dHE8rTyKZ6aV_aem_c1-EN9UXn-qnVAExd9SAWw

Intervista per duegradi

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Riporto di seguito una mia intervista per il web magazine duegradi. L'originale è accessibile a questo link: https://www.duegradi.eu/news/clima-da-copertine-con-filippo-menga/Sete. Incontro con Filippo Menga Clima da copertine, quelle dei libri che ci proteggono da folate e spifferi di disinformazione sulla crisi climatica. In questa rubrica mensile incontriamo chi li scrive, per conoscere meglio perché ha deciso di … Continue reading Intervista per duegradi

Planet Aqua: il mondo liquido secondo Jeremy Rifkin

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Riporto di seguito una mia critica a Planet Aqua di Jeremy Rifkin che ho scritto qualche mese fa per il sito Le Parole e Le Cose. L'articolo è consultabile anche qui: https://www.leparoleelecose.it/planet-aqua-il-mondo-liquido-secondo-jeremy-rifkin/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNHG19leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHuuVlP5mlhCXwegRK6DsRVJPJZMTuo9A25EPgV741DYJCR9jwk__yuhTUovU_aem_glN3tN4y_3mxzeyI9T3P1Q. In un tempo segnato dalla simultaneità delle crisi – ecologica, democratica, energetica – la figura di Jeremy Rifkin continua a occupare uno spazio … Continue reading Planet Aqua: il mondo liquido secondo Jeremy Rifkin

Hosepipe bans won’t save us

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(Originally published by The Ecologist: https://theecologist.org/2025/aug/12/hosepipe-bans-wont-save-us) This summer hosepipe bans return across parts of the UK and friendly advice echoes through headlines and social media feeds: take shorter showers, let your lawn go brown, don’t fill the paddling pool.  The message is clear: if only we adjusted our habits, there would be enough water to … Continue reading Hosepipe bans won’t save us

Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis

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Hosepipe bans have been announced in parts of England this summer. Following the driest spring in over a century, the Environment Agency has issued a medium drought risk warning, and Yorkshire Water will introduce restrictions starting Friday, 11 July. It’s a familiar story: reduced rainfall, shrinking reservoirs and renewed calls for restraint: take shorter showers, … Continue reading Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis