Israeli NGO brings solar power, clean water, & healthcare to thousands of refugees.
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 At least five are dead in Central Europe as storms bring high winds and flash floods. Historical data shows that global warming is shortening the length of winter in the United States by up to one month. A proposal to extend a marine protection area in Antarctica fails. U.S. President Donald Trump […]
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 Sea levels could rise by 1.3 metres this century if coal-generated electricity is not eliminated by 2050, a new report finds. Recent drought trends in Europe follow climate change projections, with fewer droughts in the north but more in the south. The Australian government may have bought ‘ghost water’ in a $78 […]
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 E.P.A.’s efforts to reduce arsenic levels in U.S. public water systems results in fewer lung, bladder, and skin cancers. The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria continues to rise due to waterborne illnesses. Global warming could bring major flooding to New York City every five years, according to a […]
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 Despite extensive measures to improve water security, prolonged drought threatens Israel’s water supply. Droughts wipes out enough crops to feed over 80 million people every day for a year, according to a World Bank report. Following months of flooding, six villages in Bihar, India, experiment with improved methods of flood insurance. Chinese […]
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
Hotspots H2O: Global Rundown Drought, political instability, and an influx of refugees continue to cripple Ethiopia despite booming economic growth. Tensions flare as pastoralists and crop farmers vie for water and pasture in Tana Delta, Kenya. Aid agencies prioritize providing clean water and preventing cholera among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Improving basic services such as […]
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 9 million deaths were caused by pollution in 2015, a global study finds. Festival-goers in India pollute air and clog rivers while celebrating Diwali. A North Dakota senator calls on USDA workers to help respond to the state’s ongoing drought. Forecasted rain is expected to ease drought conditions in Hawaii but […]
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 Two million people in the United States could be exposed to high levels of naturally-occurring arsenic in their well water, a study finds. Siberia’s Lake Baikal, home to one fifth of the world’s unfrozen freshwater, is devastated by algal blooms, poaching, and pollution. A “weather bomb” over the Atlantic Ocean is likely […]
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 month after Hurricane Maria, desperate Puerto Ricans resort to drawing water from a Superfund site contaminated with industrial chemicals. Officials in Karachi, Pakistan craft the city’s first-ever flood management plan following devastating floods in August. Norwegian company Statoil launches a floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland. Large-scale water projects helped […]
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 Raw sewage flows into rivers throughout England and Wales, polluting at least 40 percent of waterways. Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun just days after heavy rains and flooding killed 72 people. Wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain after an unusually hot, dry summer. A rehabbed irrigation scheme brings water to struggling farmers […]
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
Zambian villagers win the right to sue copper mine that polluted the village’s water supply.
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 training center in Alpena, Michigan becomes the third military base in the state to test positive for contaminated groundwater. High temperatures and drought help fuel the deadly wildfires blazing throughout California. The outbreak of the Zika virus in Ecuador was likely made worse by El Niño and the country’s 2016 earthquake, […]
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
