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The Global Rundown A recent report calls on African countries to ‘decolonize’ water. An unusually high tide sweeps through Venice, Italy, flooding three-quarters of the city. Pakistan bans Indian TV channels due to water-related tensions. Drought slashes eastern Australia’s crop output to half the twenty-year average. The boil water notice in Austin, Texas, is lifted. Shortages […]
The Rundown EPA waits for court decision on agency’s request for more time to develop regulations for perchlorate in drinking water. President Trump signs a big water infrastructure bill. The USGS coordinates groundwater mapping in the Mississippi alluvial aquifer, important for farm irrigation. The Defense Department’s environmental research program announces funding for PFAS remediation. And […]
The Global Rundown More than one million U.S. citizens had their water shut off in 2016, an analysis finds. The European parliament approves a ban on single-use plastics in hopes of slowing pollution in seas and other waterways. Nearly 280,000 children in Basra, Iraq, are at risk of waterborne disease, according to aid groups. The […]
Voters will decide on infrastructure spending, oil and gas development, and salmon habitat protection.
The Global Rundown Damage caused by wildfires raises the risk of flooding across California. Animal waste is polluting water supplies in China’s Heilongjiang province, a government review finds. U.S. President Donald Trump signs America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. A boil-water mandate in Austin, Texas, could last up to two weeks. The water shutoff campaign […]
The Global Rundown A major infrastructure project along the Amazon River is set to begin, but indigenous groups fear the developments could threaten their livelihood. Residents of Austin, Texas, are urged to cut water consumption as the city struggles to treat its water. Prolonged drought disrupts shipping along key German waterways. Hurricane Willa makes landfall […]
The Global Rundown Officials in Rajasthan, India, warn against stagnant water as the Zika virus spreads. New research pinpoints two types of “flash drought” in China. A river in Texas that overflowed earlier this week begins to subside. In Iraq, water pollution in the Tigris River interrupts religious practices of the Mandaean faith. Rescuers continue to […]
More floods and droughts in a warmer world. But certain regions will be worse off than others.
The Global Rundown Water levels in the Danube river drop to record lows in Hungary. Long-term drinking water advisories continue to afflict indigenous communities in Canada. A recent study warns that earth could soon see similar conditions to the 1876-78 drought, a global disaster that left more than 50 million people dead. A private water […]
The Global Rundown Residents of Delhi’s slums work to improve water access. Rising temperatures and dry conditions across the globe are likely to hurt barley crops, which could lead to a shortage of beer. Australia announces a billion-dollar aid package for drought-stricken farmers. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection allots $1 million in Clean Water […]
The Global Rundown Hurricane Michael makes landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. Meteorologists predict an El Niño is likely in southern Australia, which would likely worsen the country’s prolonged drought. Turkey says it will release more water from the Ilisu dam to ease water shortages in Iraq. Officials say 20,000 villages in Maharashtra, […]
The Global Rundown Data shows that the 1972 Clean Water Act greatly decreased pollution in U.S. waterways. Senegal considers desalination to help combat growing water shortages. Waterborne diseases begin to spread in quake-hit Indonesia. A new study quantifies the link between fertilizer and watershed contamination. Cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease that intensifies during the […]
