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Flint Water Crisis is Unexpected Opening for City Water Systems
Climate conditions are changing U.S. water systems and providing space for innovation. → Read More
The Stream, March 2: Drought Looms in Central Asia
The Global Rundown Central Asia should prepare for scarce water supplies in the Amu Darya river basin this year, according to the president of Tajikistan. A drought in Africa has cut water flows over Victoria Falls to 30-year lows. Shutting off the water supply to New Delhi was a calculated move by protesters frustrated by … → Read More
Southern Africa Droughts Jeopardize Food for Millions
Though El Nino has peaked, its effects linger across the continent. → Read More
The Stream
The Global Rundown The drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York is contaminated with a toxic chemical, raising concerns about how such chemicals are regulated –or not– in the United States. Three executives have been indicted over the 2011 disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, and emails show that state advisers in Michigan were concerned about water quality in Flint as early as 2014.… → Read More
The Stream, February 26: South Africa Dams Could Take Years To Recover From Drought
The Global Rundown Water levels are so low in South Africa’s dams that they could take several years to recover. Water experts in Thailand are asking residents and industries to conserve water amid a severe drought. A prominent U.S. philanthropist has called on farmers to improve water management and other measures of environmental performance. Contaminated … → Read More
The Stream, February 25: New Delhi Water Partially Restored
The Global Rundown Water service has resumed for approximately half of India’s capital after protests disrupted supplies from a major canal. The number of suspected cholera cases in Zambia’s capital reached more than 40 this month, while researchers have linked the spread of mosquito-borne diseases to deforestation. Legislation being considered by the U.S. Congress includes … → Read More
The Stream, February 24: Canada, U.S. Commit to Reduce Nutrient Pollution in Lake Erie
The Global Rundown Canada and the United States committed to cut phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie by 40 percent in an effort to combat toxic algae blooms. Japan cut the number of buoys it maintains to track El Nino weather events, and a new report found that coastal flooding in U.S. cities is increasingly linked … → Read More
The Stream, February 23: Peru Oil Spill Contaminates Rivers
The Global Rundown Oil spills from a pipeline in Peru have contaminated two rivers in the Amazon region. A severe drought in Thailand has created water shortages at some hospitals. Officials estimate it could take two weeks to fully restore New Delhi’s water supplies. Global sea level rise could top 130 centimeters by the end … → Read More
The Stream, February 22: New Delhi Water Canal At Center Of Protests
The Global Rundown Protesters briefly took control of a major water canal supplying New Delhi over the weekend before India’s army recaptured it. Meanwhile, drought-hit farmers in rural India are asking the government to support a jobs program that provides work on public projects. A strong tropical cyclone damaged water supplies and crops in Fiji, … → Read More
The Stream, February 19: Chicago Sued Over Lead In Drinking Water
The Global Rundown Residents are suing the city of Chicago over actions they say have contaminated drinking water supplies with lead, and a national environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate perchlorate in drinking water. Businesses in Sao Paulo, Brazil are expressing skepticism at the city’s efforts to prevent future water … → Read More
The Stream, February 18: Children Suffer Malnutrition As Drought Grips Africa
The Global Rundown Millions of children are severely malnourished in Africa because of ongoing droughts, according to the United Nations. El Nino-linked droughts across the continent have hit countries like Mozambique particularly hard, destroying consecutive harvests. In India, successive droughts have forced some farmers to sell their blood for income. Globally, conflicts related to water … → Read More
The Stream, February 17: El Nino Brings Water and Food Shortages to 100 Million People
The Global Rundown Droughts and floods linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon are causing water and food shortages for millions of people around the world. Farmers in Africa face critical water challenges as they seek to boost production and yields, and Zambia is struggling to address hydropower shortages while keeping electricity bills affordable. Water … → Read More
The Stream, February 16: World Capable of Closing Food Gaps With Better Water Management
The Global Rundown Improving water management could significantly narrow the gap between food production and food demand globally by mid-century, a new study found. Beijing pledged to clean up waterways polluted with untreated sewage by 2018, and officials in Tanzania warned that untreated sewage in Lake Victoria threatens the health of communities. Fiji became the … → Read More
The Stream, February 15: 4 Billion People Face Severe Water Scarcity
The Global Rundown Globally, more people than previously thought experience severe water scarcity for at least part of the year, a new study found. To fight water shortages in Yemen, communities are experimenting with fog harvesting, and a major city in India’s Punjab state is waiting for government approval to improve drinking water quality. The … → Read More
Binational Commission Calls For Public Trust Framework For Great Lakes
States and provinces have made significant strides to prevent diversions of Great Lakes water, but more should be done, report finds. → Read More
The Stream, February 11: Drought in Haiti Pushes Millions Toward Hunger
The Global Rundown A three-year drought in Haiti threatens millions of people with hunger, the United Nations warned, while the contaminated water used to grow vegetables in Tanzania’s cities places consumer health at risk. After two years of drought, barges are once again traveling on a key waterway used to transport agricultural products in Brazil. … → Read More
The Stream, February 10: Pakistan Port City Hit By Water Shortages
The Global Rundown Population growth and drought are driving water shortages in Gwadar, a port city in Pakistan that plans to become a major international trade center. Food shortages caused by a drought in Zimbabwe will cost more than a billion dollars to fill, while it will take millions to replace aging lead water pipes … → Read More
The Stream, February 9: Sea Level Rise Will Last Thousands of Years, Study Finds
The Global Rundown Rising sea levels will have consequences for human civilization thousands of years into the future, even if global temperature increases are contained, scientists found. To protect Tokyo from rising seas and floods, some architects have proposed rebuilding islands in Tokyo Bay. Meanwhile, Australia is planning major cuts to the climate research team … → Read More
The Stream, February 8: Brazil Dam Failure May Lead to Homicide Charges
The Global Rundown Brazil may charge executives at a mining company for homicide over a tailings dam failure that killed 17 people. Radioactive water seeped into groundwater at a New York nuclear plant, though officials say it is contained. Egypt needs billions of dollars to finance water treatment plants, two major U.S. science agencies are … → Read More
The Stream, February 5: Zimbabwe, Hit By Drought, Will Declare National Emergency
The Global Rundown Zimbabwe announced plans to declare a national emergency as it faces food shortages amid a severe drought, while water levels rose at Kariba dam, potentially avoiding a shutdown of one of Zambia’s major hydropower plants. Coal last year dropped to its smallest portion of U.S. electricity generation since records began, an Australian … → Read More