Author Archive for: Codi

The Global Rundown Rural communities in the mountains of Pakistan are using small hydropower plants to produce electricity and reduce the amount of trees cut down for wood fuel. Rising sea levels threaten millions of people in the coastal regions of the United States, according to a new study. A drought and saltwater intrusion in […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
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The Global Rundown Farmers in Thailand are learning to grow new crops as a severe drought forces them to abandon rice. Floods in the southern United States have triggered evacuations and a state of emergency, while funding for flood research in the United Kingdom has declined dramatically. Ethiopia announced plans for a major new hydropower […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown The intensity of rainfall events is increasing around the world due to climate change, according to new research. South Africa announced plans to explore for shale gas in the Karoo region within 12 months. Officials in Japan believe it will take four more years to control radioactive water leaks at the Fukushima […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown As a severe drought continues to cripple South Africa, significant water rationing is planned for the city of Durban, according to unofficial utility documents. Colombia’s Mines and Energy minister resigned as a drought stresses the country’s electricity supplies. The drinking water plant in Aleppo, Syria resumed operation after a 48-day shutoff. Families […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown Communities in Papua New Guinea, already struggling from food and water shortages due to a drought, are now reeling from floods and landslides. The amount of water Adelaide, Australia takes from the River Murray has increased despite a new desalination plant, while water bills in Victoria are expected to increase next year […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown The recent 15-year drought in Syria is likely the region’s driest period in nearly a millennium, a new study found. A drought in Tasmania is curbing hydropower supplies, and California snowpack is still below average. Meanwhile, intense rain triggered floods and landslides in Peru. Mining companies responsible for a deadly tailings dam […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/