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The Global Rundown Turkish troops seize the main dam and water plant supplying Afrin, Syria, leaving thousands without water. A U.S. federal judge rules that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for recurring flooding along the Missouri River. Residents of Kenya’s largest slum brace for a week of heavy rains and floods. California Governor […]
The Global Rundown China restructures its environmental ministry, giving it control over the South-to-North water diversion project. South Africa’s drought is reclassified as a state of national disaster, allowing the government to utilize additional funding. Argentina plans to provide debt relief to drought-stricken farmers. The shortest La Niña in a decade comes to an end […]
The Global Rundown The U.S. mining industry hopes to reverse a uranium mining ban near the Grand Canyon, which currently protects the public lands that the Havasupai tribe relies on for water. Chinese environmentalists file suit against a proposed hydropower plant in Yunnan province. Researchers find evidence of water and soil contamination at an alumina […]
Cape Town pushes Day Zero back to June 4 as South Africa declares a national disaster due to drought. A recent study found that 3 to 10 percent of United States water systems have been in violation of federal Safe Drinking Water Act health standards each year since 1982. New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, could withdraw […]
What’s Up With Water condenses the need-to-know news on the world’s water into a snapshot for the start of the workweek. There is so much going on that’s related to water, but often it’s hidden behind the very things that it influences – agriculture, energy or health. This podcast is a ‘heads-up’ on water stories […]
The Global Rundown A norovirus outbreak that sickened nearly 200 people at the Pyeongchang Olympics is linked to contaminated cooking water. Cape Town pushes Day Zero back to June 4 as South Africa declares a national disaster due to drought. Cyclone Gita devastates Tonga, causing widespread flooding and flattening homes and government buildings. A recent […]
The Global Rundown Cape Town officials push Day Zero to May 11, citing a decline in agricultural water usage. Residents of Jakarta, Indonesia, brace for floods as the government opens sluice gates on a major upstream reservoir. Four hospitals in Manchester, England, halt operations due to a water main leak. China names several environmental goals, […]
The Global Rundown In the wake of alleged Murray-Darling Basin water theft, the New South Wales water chief calls for urgent meter updates. Bangladesh considers relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char, a flood-prone island off the country’s coast. Denver Water estimates that $600 million may be needed to remove molybdenum pollution from the city’s water […]
The Global Rundown The majority of water sources in Karachi, Pakistan are unfit for drinking, a report found. Australia will conduct an independent review of state compliance with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. A last-minute deal allowed Rome to avoid water rationing amid a severe drought. Floods in Sri Lanka have contributed to a major outbreak […]
The Global Rundown An adult Asian carp was found near Lake Michigan, past the barriers meant to keep the invasive fish out of the Great Lakes. Scientists in Australia warn that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan needs to set aside more water for the environment. If low-rainfall conditions continue in England, data suggest that nearly a […]
The Global Rundown All three of the major international financial institutions that loaned money to the Agua Zarca dam in Honduras have withdrawn their support. Cape Town, South Africa is facing down a water crisis of “catastrophic proportions,” according to the city’s mayor. Water levels have reached record lows in Israel’s Sea of Galilee, where […]
