Kingsolver on Water

In the latest issue of National Geographic, Barbara Kingsolver writes eloquently about the interplay of water in ecological and anthropocentric systems:

Who owns the water? How can I call it mine when its fate is to run through rivers and living bodies, so many already and so many more to come? It is an ancient, dazzling relic, temporarily quarantined here in my glass, waiting to return to its kind, waiting to move a mountain. It is the gold standard of biological currency, and the good news is that we can conserve it in countless ways. Also, unlike petroleum, water will always be with us.

Despite our extensive understanding of the hydrological cycle, and the fact that water is our most abundant resource, expect intensifying water scarcity as a result of failed infrastructure/pricing policies, increasing evaporation due to climate change, and rerouting water resources to nuclear power plants and solar farms.