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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: Landslide Triggers Devastating Flash Floods in India
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The collapse of a mountain flank in India’s northern Uttarakhand state last week triggered devastating flash floods in the region.
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HotSpots H2O: Amid Water Crisis, Recent Storms Provide Some Relief to Istanbul
Recent storms provided relief to drought-stricken Istanbul…
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HotSpots H2O: In Ethiopian Conflict, Water Insecurity and Disease Risk Escalate
Destruction to infrastructure in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia has left people without access to clean water and increased the risk of fatal diseases.
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Hot Spots H2O: Research Finds High Levels of PFAS Contaminants in Chinese Drinking Water
Drinking water for millions of people in China has unsafe levels of PFAS toxics, according to a new study.
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HotSpots H2O: Rapidly Disappearing Tuni Glacier Raises Concerns for Bolivian Water Scarcity
The Tuni glacier, a formerly vast piece of ice that rises over the Bolivian capital of La Paz as a critical water source, is disappearing faster than predicted.
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HotSpots H2O: River Dredging Near Chernobyl Risks Radioactive Water Contamination
Eight million people in Ukraine are in danger of drinking contaminated water due to the construction of an inland shipping route.
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HotSpots H2O: Minnesota Pipeline Opponents File Federal Lawsuit to Halt Construction
Two Minnesota Ojibwe communities and two environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Line 3 oil pipeline in order to halt construction in that state.
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HotSpots H2O: Tensions Rise as India, China Clash Over Proposed Chinese Dam
Tensions spiked between China and India after the Chinese government announced plans to build a dam across one of the major waterways flowing from Tibet.
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HotSpots H2O: Wetland Restoration in India Aims to Prevent Human-Animal Conflict
In Assam, a state in northeastern India, authorities…
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HotSpots H2O: U.N. and Ethiopia Reach Aid Deal After Weeks of Conflict
After thousands of Eritrean refugees were stranded for weeks…
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HotSpots H2O: Water Scarcity in Palestinian Territories Puts Farming at Risk
Water scarcity in occupied Palestinian territories continues to put health and agriculture at risk as conflict over water supplies between Jordan, Israel, and Palestinians flares.
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HotSpots H2O: Months of Flooding and Violence Force South Sudanese from Their Homes
Nearly a half million people have been displaced due to abnormally heavy rainfall and flooding in South Sudan this year.
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/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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