Yemen’s cholera outbreak is likely to grow worse following a crippling import blockade.
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The Global Rundown In the wake of alleged Murray-Darling Basin water theft, the New South Wales water chief calls for urgent meter updates. Bangladesh considers relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char, a flood-prone island off the country’s coast. Denver Water estimates that $600 million may be needed to remove molybdenum pollution from the city’s water […]
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The Global Rundown Hydropower projects in the Balkans increase by 300 percent, endangering rivers and wildlife. Rising sea levels along the U.S. East Coast threaten historic sites such as the White House and early colonial settlements. The Red Cross moves to provide fuel for pumping water and sanitation in desperate Yemeni cities. A tropical cycle […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown A Libyan militant group cuts water supplies to the country’s capital for the second time in two months. Prolonged drought kills off many of Zimbabwe’s medicinal plants. A new report criticizes efforts by the U.S. and Canada to protect the Great Lakes. The United Kingdom’s largest water company halves planned price increases […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The final aid agency in Bangassou, Central African Republic, is forced to evacuate, leaving civilians without water, healthcare, and other life-saving aid.
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown Regulations on arsenic levels in U.S. drinking water led to reduced exposure among Americans, a study finds. More than half of insured farmers in Tamil Nadu, India, have not received compensation for crop losses during the state’s 2016-2017 drought. A new Michigan water crisis unfolds near Grand Rapids as household water close […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown The town of Sandbranch, Texas, which has been without running water for 30 years, struggles to maintain an adequate amount of bottled water donations. Near Lancashire, 70 people are rescued as heavy flooding inundates the United Kingdom. Researchers discover that outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and Chikungunya typically come three […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown India’s Kashmir Region announces plans to accelerate hydroelectric projects over the next five year. The Flint City Council narrowly approves a 30-year drinking water contract with Detroit’s Great Lakes Water Authority. Saudi Arabia eases its import blockade on Yemen to allow “urgent humanitarian and relief materials” to reach desperate civilians. The storm […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown Portugal contemplates nighttime water rationing amid the country’s worst drought on record. Fear of a cholera outbreak at the Manus Island Detention Center grows as sanitation and water supplies deteriorate. A record number of Americans are worried about climate change following months of hurricanes, drought, and other extreme weather events, a survey […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown Nearly 1 million people in Yemen are without clean water as a blockade by a Saudi-led coalition halts the fuel imports needed for pumping. Water scarcity played a key role in ISIS recruitment in Iraq, a report finds. A cholera outbreak among refugees displaced by Boko Haram continues to emerge in northeast […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown Extensive testing of lakes in Bengaluru, India, reveals that the city’s waterbodies are unsuitable for drinking or bathing. Ethiopia moves forward with construction of its first major dam on the Blue Nile despite resistance from downstream Egypt. Nepal tests solar-powered irrigation systems as water sources dwindle. Mexico plans to build an enormous […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
The Global Rundown The Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in northeast South Dakota. At the Bonn climate summit, nineteen countries commit to phasing out coal use. Dairy farming pollutes groundwater in New Zealand and makes more than half of rivers and lakes unswimmable. Climate change could increase worldwide hunger by 20 percent by […]
Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter
