What’s Up With Water – May 11, 2020
Listen to the May 11, 2020 edition of What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water.
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The Stream, May 8, 2020: Israeli Billionaire Believes He Has A Solution to Gaza Strip Water Shortage
The Global Rundown A Georgian-Israeli billionaire believes he has a solution to the Gaza Strip’s water crisis. A government watchdog criticizes the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for its failure to thoroughly monitor communities facing a high flooding risk. Deadly flooding continues across East Africa. A U.S. federal judge halts nearly 300 oil and gas leases in Montana, ruling […]
The Stream, May 7, 2020: Governments in Southern Africa Target Water Shortages Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The Global Rundown The Covid-19 pandemic pushes governments in southern Africa to become more proactive in maintaining adequate water supplies. The number of people displaced by recent flooding in Kenya reaches 100,000. A coalition of oil-producing states in the U.S. requests stimulus funding so that laid off energy workers can fill abandoned oil wells, which […]
The Stream, May 5, 2020: Northern California Faces Above-Normal Wildfire Risk This Summer, Fire Agency Warns
The Global Rundown Drought in northern California increases the likelihood of an early start to wildfire season. More than 75,000 people were evacuated over the weekend in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan following a dam burst. The coal industries of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, use a similar amount of water to all the households in […]
HotSpots H2O: Tracking Covid-19 Cases in the World’s Most Vulnerable Countries
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in countries identified as priorities in the humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 30,000, according to data collected by ReliefWeb.
The Stream, April 29, 2020: New Trump Water Rule Still Too Strict, Ranchers Claim in Lawsuit
The Global Rundown U.S. ranchers sue the Trump administration over a relaxed Obama-era water restriction, which they allege is still too strict. A new model by Rice University shows that the use of recycled water in urban areas could substantially reduce cities’ need for surface water. A string of mechanical failures led to the recent […]
The Stream, April 22, 2020: Brazil’s Most Populous Indigenous Reserve Hit by Daily Water Interruptions
The Global Rundown Amid the coronavirus pandemic, water interruptions plague residents of Brazil’s most heavily-populated indigenous reserve. Rescuers in Kenya search for survivors after torrential rain triggered a fatal landslide. The World Food Programme warns that the Covid-19 crisis is intensifying food shortages for millions of people worldwide. A new report suggests that the number […]
The Stream, April 21, 2020: Las Vegas Drops Plan to Pump Water from Rural Areas
The Global Rundown Las Vegas, Nevada, abandons plans to pump water from rural parts of the state. Heavy rainfall causes flash floods and landslides in western Kenya, possibly leaving several people dead. A shortage of carbon dioxide gas, which is used in water treatment, may affect U.S. water supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Detroit, […]
The Stream, April 3, 2020: Rising Lake Levels and the Coronavirus Crisis Converge in Michigan
The Global Rundown Michigan continues efforts to mitigate shoreline flooding despite the coronavirus as water levels in the Great Lakes rise. Australia’s brutal bushfire season comes to a close. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives push for $25 billion in water infrastructure funding in the next economic stimulus bill. After a two-week delay due […]
‘That Water Also Is Money’: Kibera Residents Share Coronavirus Worries
Informal settlements are crowded places where entire families often share a single room. Kibera, located within the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, is one such place. Residents told BBC Africa that they are worried about insufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene, and about the virus spreading within the community. "We are being told we must wash our […]
The Stream, March 25, 2020: Coronavirus Aggravates Long-Standing Water Shortages in Flint, Michigan
The Global Rundown The coronavirus complicates ongoing water issues in Flint, Michigan. Elevated levels of PFAS chemicals are detected in North Carolina fish. The coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming rainy season threaten to worsen suffering in embattled Yemen. Floods sweep through Iran, killing at least 11 people. The United Nations warns that improvements to water […]
‘This Is the Time to Act Collectively’: Anticipating Coronavirus Spread, Groups Seek to Scale Up Handwashing and Hygiene Efforts
Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, handwashing and hygiene are swelling in urgency and support, even though the message being delivered is not new.
