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The Global Rundown Arizona cities stockpile water in anticipation of a future Colorado River drought. Villagers in Bangladesh use geology to avoid arsenic-polluted groundwater. A new study explores the link between water scarcity and human migration in the Mediterranean region. Data shows that pollution from pharmaceutical drugs concentrates in stream bugs, which then spread the […]
The Global Rundown In Afghanistan, harsh winter conditions begin to kill people displaced by drought. Residue from an oil spill earlier this month reaches the coastal waterways of the French Riviera. A high-risk dam near Dallas, Texas, is being closely monitored amid record rainfall. Abnormally low water levels in British Columbia, Canada, pose problems for […]
The Global Rundown A United Nations report finds that more people in Afghanistan have been displaced this year by drought than by conflict. The “water mafia” in Karachi, Pakistan, continues to control the city’s water distribution despite reforms. Waterways run dry and wildfires blaze amid one of Utah’s driest summers on record. More than 1 […]
The Global Rundown Farmers across Denmark face bankruptcy as drought ravages crops. Water levels in Hungary’s Danube river drop to record lows, disrupting shipping operations in the country. Rivers in Karnataka, India, overflow while lakes in the state go dry. Mexican farmers allege that “hail cannons” used by Volkswagen are causing drought in the state […]
The Global Rundown Israel reconsiders its water strategy as a five-year drought challenges desalination capacity. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for a ceasefire in Yemen to distribute cholera vaccines. A decades-long study of Welsh streams reveals a decline in freshwater organisms. Australia announces additional funding for drought-stricken farmers. Residents of Houston, Texas, consider a […]
The Global Rundown In Sweden and New South Wales, Australia, officials announce assistance packages for drought-stricken farmers. High levels of PFAS contaminants are discovered in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Monsoon rains swamp a critical care unit in eastern India. UK lawmakers criticize water companies for failing to meet leakage targets. Flood warnings arrive too late for […]
The Global Rundown Drought prompts water shortages and failing crops across Europe. A class action proceeding is filed against global miner BHP in regards to the Samarco dam failure in Brazil. Hurricane-hit Caribbean islands consider ways to rebuild sustainably. Malawi implements solar irrigation as droughts intensify. An analysis finds dangerous levels of heavy metals in the groundwater surrounding […]
Mismanagement and decaying infrastructure force most citizens in the capital, Caracas, to rely on trucked-in water or communal pumps.
The Global Rundown Farmers in New South Wales, Australia, grapple with the region’s worst drought in more than 100 years. Lawmakers call for an independent water quality watchdog in Hong Kong after lead is detected at a new apartment complex. Drought-stricken Sweden requests help from neighboring countries as wildfires engulf thousands of hectares of forest. […]
The Global Rundown Prolonged drought aggravates tensions between Afghanistan and Iran over sharing water from the Helmand River. Scientists suggest that the 96 million ‘shade balls’ dumped into a Los Angeles, California, reservoir in 2015 may not conserve water. England’s first hosepipe ban of the summer is set to begin next month. Refugees from the […]
Precipitation in 2017 was scarce, plunging Spain into its worst drought since 2008.
In Iraq, water availability has been both a casualty and a catalyst of conflict.
