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In an era when more risks are becoming profound realities, HotSpots H2O helps make sense of a changing, often stressed global waterscape.
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HotSpots H2O: Trouble Areas Emerge as Summer Looms
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Sun-baked fields and dusty reservoirs dot the landscape…
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HotSpots H2O: As Floods Subside, Pakistan’s Economy Is on a Knife-Edge
Monsoon rains arrive as the country battles a financial crisis.
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HotSpots H2O: In Northern Mexico, Harsh Drought Compounds Water Inequality
Poor residents in Monterrey are buying bottled water from companies that extract groundwater from beneath their feet.
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HotSpots H2O: What’s Driving Vulnerability Behind South Asia’s “Biblical” Floods?
Regional experts point to deficits in local institutions and risk planning.
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HotSpots H2O: “Day Zero” Looms for South African Province
Government dysfunction has multiplied drought risks.
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HotSpots H2O: As Water Systems Fail in Pakistan, Heat Wave Begets A Health Crisis
Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.
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HotSpots H2O: ‘We Have Nowhere Left To Go’: Durban’s Affordability Crisis Pushed Development into Flood Zones
Homes in high-risk flood zones are the only affordable option for Durban’s poorest residents.
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HotSpots H2O: In Besieged Ukraine, Water Again a Locus of Conflict
Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Three weeks into the Russian invasion, the damage is mounting.
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HotSpots H2O: Polluted Rivers, Scarce Water, Sinking Capital: Report Warns of Dire Water Threats Facing Indonesia
Depending on how effectively they are addressed, water issues could slice 7 percent from Indonesia’s GDP in 2045—or boost it by 3 percent.
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HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’
Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific island nation.
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HotSpots H2O: In Chile’s Lithium Mines, Climate and Environment Are Dueling Priorities
A battle is brewing over the future of lithium, an essential component of the world’s transition to renewable energy.
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HotSpots H2O: 100,000 Displaced as Water Scarcity Ignites Ethnic Clashes in Cameroon
Climate change has made rainfall in the Sahel more variable, straining Cameroon’s agriculture industry and sparking ethnic tensions.
The New Normal: Northern India Faces Record-Breaking Hot Summers
/in HotSpots H2O, Water News/by Zara GoundenZara GoundenZara is a reporting intern at Circle of Blue. She is a Davis Scholar in her third year at New York University London, majoring in Global Liberal Studies with a concentration in Politics, Rights, and Development.
Zara is a reporting intern at Circle of Blue. She is a Davis Scholar in her third year at New York University London, majoring in Global Liberal Studies with a concentration in Politics, Rights, and Development.
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