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The Global Rundown World Water Week commenced Sunday in Stockholm, where scientists called for improvements in rainwater management to reduce hunger in Africa. Mexico’s environmental prosecuting agency defended its actions following revelations about a contaminated water leak at the country’s largest gold mine. India’s Supreme Court will begin hearings this week on a dispute between […]
The Global Rundown The Greenland Ice Sheet lost nearly 300 gigatons of ice each year between 2011 and 2014, according to new research. Over the past three decades, climate change and human activities have altered the location and quantity of the world’s surface water. Millions of people in Zimbabwe face hunger due to an El […]
New environment secretary vows to enforce rule of law. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue Before Regina Lopez agreed in June to serve as the secretary of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources, her standing as one of the Pacific island nation’s determined environmental activists was unchallenged. As the top executive of the […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of Palestinians living in the West Bank are suffering from water shortages that are a matter of dispute between Palestine and Israel. Monsoon floods in India have displaced millions of people, many in the state of Bihar. Storms in Mexico destroyed critical habitat for monarch butterflies that overwinter there. Rashes and […]
The Global Rundown A report sent to the United Nations by a special rapporteur blamed the international organization for a deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti and strongly criticized its response. Cholera is also spreading in the Central African Republic. And in New Zealand, officials are trying to determine what caused a water contamination event that […]
The Global Rundown Cities around the world are paying more for clean water in part due to the degradation of their source watersheds, according to a new study. Monsoon floods in Dhaka could become much more severe if problems with drainage infrastructure and wetland loss are not addressed. Sand deposited by floods along the Brahmaputra […]
Rio waters are just most visible example of the planet’s polluted bays and rivers.
The Global Rundown A national review of mines in the Philippines led to the suspension of operations at nearly a dozen locations due to environmental concerns. It will take more than $6 billion to reach pollution reduction targets meant to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef, according to an Australian taskforce. Air strikes […]
The Global Rundown Flash flooding in Sudan affects tens of thousands, and kills 21 in Macedonia. Researchers in Australia are using a new material to make water molecule splitting more energy efficient. A new report shows how little of the flood damage in China is covered by insurance. In India, a plan to link the country’s waterways may be foiled by […]
The Global Rundown Small, but chronic oil spills from deteriorating pipelines are contaminating waterways in Russia. Connections between fresh groundwater and coastal waters in the United States pose a pollution risk to both, according to a new study. Historically high water levels along the Nile River have triggered widespread flooding in Sudan. Reservoir levels in […]
The Global Rundown Rising sea levels could flood nearly 2 million homes in coastal cities across the United States by the end of the century. Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra forced dam operators to release water and issue flood warnings for areas of Pune. State officials in North Carolina misinformed residents about drinking water contamination near […]
The Global Rundown International aid in Mozambique will provide much needed potable water systems. Vietnam is reconsidering how its agriculture and aquaculture industries affect the Mekong Delta. Many are eagerly awaiting new energy policy from China, which will shape its direction over the next several years. One community in India is building its own water metro system. Fish are switching their internal clocks to […]
