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The Stream, July 11: Desalination, A Double-Edged Sword

The Global Rundown Under-regulation and over-consumption has left Saudi Arabia wondering if it will still have any water left in two decades time. Benin is getting a water infrastructure funding boost from the West African Development Bank. Meanwhile, a drought in Brazil is lowering yields of two traditional crops. New evidence suggests California droughts are the result of wind more […]

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The Stream, July 6: Deadly Chinese Floods Cause Billions In Losses

The Global Rundown Flooding across a wide swath of central and southern China has killed more than 100 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. The majority of India is now covered by monsoon rains, cutting rainfall deficits across the country. Heavy rains have filled a major dam in North Korea, raising concerns that […]

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The Stream, July 5: Groundwater Shortages, Growing Uncertainty, And Deadly Contamination

The Global Rundown A growing population and water shortages are already starting to affect India’s industrial sector, while Peru looks to correct its own water imbalances. Studies and tests confirm there are pain killers in several Kenyan counties’ water supplies and brain-eating amoebas in one North Carolina water park. Meanwhile, the UK could find itself cut off from one major source of green […]

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The Stream, July 1: Florida Declares Emergency Over Toxic Algae

The Global Rundown Blooms of blue-green algae, likely linked to water management in southern Florida, prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency in two counties. Millions of people still need food aid after two years of drought in Central America, the United Nations said. The mayor of a town in northern Mexico has blamed […]

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The Stream, June 29: Pollutants, Agriculture, And Expanding Populations Stress Water Reserves

The Global Rundown Pollutants continue to taint vital groundwater supplies in the United States and India, even as informed government agencies fail to act. Swedish scientists say they are one step closer to cracking cost-effective hydrogen energy. Water ATMs may prove an innovative solution to Kenya’s water crisis. Meanwhile, reimagining agricultural practices in Asia and the Caribbean could hold the key to surviving unprecedented droughts. […]

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Federal Water Tap, June 20: House Spending Bill Boosts Drinking Water Funds, Handcuffs EPA

The Rundown More money for drinking water systems in House spending bill but a familiar whipping for the EPA. Congress approves an oil and gas pipeline safety bill. After an environmentalist was murdered, a Georgia representative wants an investigation in Honduras while a Michigan representative expresses concern about a nuclear waste facility proposed in Canada, […]

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The Stream, June 20: Snowmelt Won’t Relieve California Drought

The Global Rundown State agencies forecast snowmelt from California’s Sierra Nevada mountains will amount to just three-quarters of normal levels this year, prolonging the state’s drought. Low water levels in India’s Rajasthan state are delaying crop planting, wile high water levels in Germany have closed a section of the Rhine River to shipping. Scientists warn […]