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HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change
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A new study shows the vulnerability of the world’s poorest nations even without climate breakdown, its authors say.
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Rising Cost of Water in Michigan Leads to Affordability Problems
A growing number of Michigan households are burdened by high water bills, report finds.
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Utah’s Water Dilemma
Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.
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HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest
This summer’s heat wave and wildfires weakened the landscape’s ability to absorb rainfall, further contributing to the destruction.
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Speaking of Water: “How Do We Consider Mass Resettlement Of The World Population?” With Parag Khanna
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HotSpots H2O: In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine
Drought, a financial crisis, and political collapse are accelerating the country’s decline into all-out famine.
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Households Still Have Not Received Aid from New Federal Water Bill Assistance Program
A new federal assistance program is slow to launch.
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HotSpots H2O: World Spending on Climate Adaptation Must Increase Five- or Tenfold
While climate adaptation planning is more widespread than ever, the U.N. says the gap between current spending and needed funding is enormous, and widening.
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Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation:
Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on.
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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021
Listen to the November 1, 2021 edition of Circle of Blue's weekly podcast, "What's Up With Water."