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Water levels in Lake Corpus Christi, a key reservoir for the Texas city, are so low that docks extend over grassland, not lapping waves. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

May 22, 2026

Why Corpus Christi faces a looming water shortage, and what might help

Michelle Hummel, University of Texas at Arlington

Years of industrial expansion have boosted water demand, with no new sources coming online since 2016. Desalination and reclaiming sewage wastewater are among the current options.

The Ras al-Khair water desalination plant in eastern Saudi Arabia is just one of many along the Persian Gulf coast. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images

March 9, 2026

Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war

Michael Christopher Low, University of Utah

Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.

Opportunities abound in the ocean economy, if it gets support to start up. Peter Unger/Getty Images

August 27, 2025

How to harness the ocean for prosperity: funding African innovations can unlock the blue economy

Nomtha Hadi, Nelson Mandela University

Millions of jobs could be created from sustainable economic ocean development.

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Michael Christopher Low
Associate Professor of History; Director, Middle East Center, University of Utah
Nomtha Hadi
Research Director: South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI), Nelson Mandela University
Michelle Hummel
Associate Professor of Water Resources, University of Texas at Arlington

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