Entries by Nadya Ivanova

The Stream, July 19: Heat Wave in Central U.S.

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The heatwave in the central United States intensified Monday, closing government buildings without air-conditioning and prompting warnings to residents to keep as cool as possible, Reuters reported. The National Weather Service has put 18 states under a heat warning, watch or advisory. And while some states are baking in heat, climatologists say that drought could […]

Worsening Humanitarian Crisis: Unprecedented Drought and Famine in Horn of Africa

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The drought has gripped large regions of eastern Africa, leaving an estimated 11 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and is likely to continue for much of the year, according to the United Nations.

The Stream, July 18: Texas Enacts Fracking Disclosure Rule

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Texas became the first U.S. state to require energy companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, according to Reuters. More than a dozen U.S. senators said that the U.S. Department of State needs to examine what corrosive effects Canadian oil sands crude may have on pipelines before the department decides on the $7 […]

The Stream, July 15: Central Asia’s Climate-Water-Energy-Food Nexus

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Peabody Energy Corp. will pursue a giant coal-mine project in China’s resource-rich but dry Xinjiang region in partnership with the local provincial government, The Wall Street Journal reported. A new study by the United States Forest Service found that a patch of national forest in West Virginia suffered quick and serious loss of vegetation after […]

The Stream, July 14: U.S. Clean-Water Standards

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With just a few weeks until the details of a draft plan for the Murray-Darling River Basin are revealed, a new report says that big water cuts could finish small country towns and communities in Australia’s food bowl, ABC News reported. A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could restrict the U.S. Environmental […]

The Stream, July 13: Water Pollution in China

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Leading global clothing brands source products from Chinese suppliers that pollute rivers with toxic chemicals banned in Europe and elsewhere, Reuters reported, citing a Greenpeace report published on Wednesday. Africa Drought East Africa’s devastating drought is likely the result of strong seasonal weather phenomenon in the region and is not tied to climate change, UPI […]

The Stream, July 12: The Melting Arctic

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TransCanada Corp, the company that hopes to build the Keystone XL pipeline to take crude oil from Canada’s tar sands to Texas, has underestimated the number and volume of spills that could occur on the line, according to an independent analysis by a water resources engineer at the University of Nebraska, Reuters reported. The company […]

The Stream, July 11: Desperate Hunger Looms in the Horn of Africa

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An unprecedented drought, instability and higher global food prices are threatening famine and a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, The New York Times reported. About 10-11 million people are in urgent need of food aid in the Horn of Africa as a consequence of the dry spell, according to official estimates. Meanwhile, […]

The Stream, July 8: Global Warming Trends

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Global warming and the melting of the polar caps is worse than previously thought, according to a new study from the University of Arizona that appeared in Nature Geoscience, International Business Times reported. Arizona’s recent wildfires will affect the air and water quality in the state for years to come, reversing the ability of forests […]

The Stream, July 7: The World’s Top 10 Most Resilient Cities

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CO2 IMPACT ranks the world’s top 10 most “resilient cities,” or those that are working to transition to a low-carbon economy while also preparing to avert the worst of climate change. The Financial Times details how Germany plans to phase out nuclear energy and replace it with renewable sources in the next decade. The transition […]

The Stream, July 6: Climate Change and Security

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A newly released report by the Institute for Policy Studies suggests that reallocating defence spending towards tackling climate change might be the only solution to the Obama administration’s military budget woes, IPS News reported. The study also says that the U.S. Department of Defense “has begun to recognize climate change as a major security threat […]

The Stream, July 5: Water Trading

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The Australian water industry, valued at up to $27 billion, is booming, according to CNBC. But can water trading lead to water grabs? Fourteen city councils are up in arms over London’s plan to build a “super sewer” to collect the millions of tons of raw sewage that overflows into the Thames River after heavy […]