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India’s Severe Drought Causing Havoc
Water scarcity forces millions of people off of farms and into teeming cities. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue On Monday, as it’s been for weeks now, hundreds of farmers from mountainous Bundelkhand, a drought-ravaged region of north central India, climbed down from the Mahakaushal Express and headed for the highway underpasses near Delhi’s Nizamuddin […]
The Stream, May 24: Heat Waves Worsen Water Shortages In Africa, India
The Global Rundown A rash of record-breaking heatwaves has exacerbated water shortages in Burkina Faso and parts of India. If all of the world’s fossil fuels are burned, global temperatures could rise 10 degrees and rainfall could plummet in some areas of Central America, Africa, and Australia, researchers found. The U.S. Department of Energy announced […]
The Stream, May 19: India Prepares To Link Rivers
The Global Rundown Work on a large-scale project to link and divert some of India’s major rivers could begin in days, according to government officials. Protesters in Australia are demanding the closure of a zinc mine linked to water pollution, and South Africa announced plans to make mining companies pay to clean up acid mine […]
The Stream, May 9: Thousands of Communities Run Out Of Water In India
The Global Rundown More than 10,000 communities have run out of water and are relying on tankers in India’s Rajasthan state. In Jaipur, hundreds of people were sickened by contaminated water. India’s government may shut down some coal-fired power plants to cut pollution and water use. A hearing in the Philippines will examine the liability […]
The Stream, May 5: Dam Protesters Killed in Northern India
The Global Rundown Two protestors against dams on the Brahmaputra River were killed by police during demonstrations in northeast India. President Obama visited Flint, Michigan to raise awareness about the city’s lead-contaminated drinking water crisis, while regulators in Ohio warned of toxic sediment in Lake Erie approaching a drinking water intake for Cleveland. U.S. environmental […]
The Stream, April 27: Drought Pushes Farmers To India’s Cities
The Global Rundown Poor economic prospects after two years of drought are leading more families in India to abandon their farms in search of jobs in the cities. As a result, more are vulnerable to human trafficking, according to humanitarian activists. In China, drought and urban expansion combined to dry up one city’s water supplies. […]
The Stream, April 21: Drought Affects Quarter of India’s Population
The Global Rundown Consecutive years of drought have placed pressure on hundreds of millions of people in India, and major cities are beginning to run out of water. The daughter of a murdered environmental activist is asking European companies to drop support for the controversial hydropower project she opposed in Honduras. Michigan filed criminal charges […]
The Stream, February 3: India To Borrow Billions To Finance Irrigation
The Global Rundown India plans to secure billions of dollars in loans from international banks to improve its irrigation systems and protect its agricultural sector from climate change. Lebanon is struggling with an ineffective garbage system that threatens its drinking water and air quality, while Zimbabwe’s capital is seeing a sharp increase in bottled water […]
The Stream, January 14: India Introduces New Crop Insurance Plan To Tackle Droughts, Floods
The Global Rundown India introduced a new crop insurance program and plans to expand insurance coverage to protect farmers following two consecutive years of drought. Wastewater infrastructure in the United States needs hundreds of billions of dollars in upgrades, the Environmental Protection Agency found. Carbon emissions rose dramatically in Southeast Asia over the past 20 […]
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Analysis: India Seen As Vital Player at Paris Climate Conference
Opportunity to shift from coal to cleaner energy is real and needed.
