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The Global Rundown Millions of people are at risk from water contaminated with high levels of arsenic in India’s Bihar state. Depleted reservoirs have created water shortages in Hyderabad, India. Europe’s dependence on soybean imports from water-scarce areas of the world could increase food prices, a study found. The rapid pace of hydropower development in […]
The Global Rundown Funding shortfalls threaten to curtail humanitarian food and water deliveries in Ethiopia, putting millions of people at risk. Drought is also a driving factor behind violent ranch invasions in Kenya, according to government officials. A government report on Australia’s environment finds that water quality has improved in the Murray-Darling River Basin, but […]
The Global Rundown A global United Nations campaign seeks a drastic reduction in the amount of plastic in the oceans, including the plastic microbeads washed down drains. The Dakota Access oil pipeline is nearly complete after months of opposition over water concerns in North Dakota. Researchers in England warn a virus meant to kill invasive […]
New reporting project describes how drought, storms, and floods are forcing big Indian state to contend with severe water stress. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue TUTICORIN, INDIA — Among the 75 government ministries that manage and regulate this bewitching and impassioned nation, there is no Ministry of the Future. There should be. Narendra Modi, […]
The Global Rundown The condition of Gaza’s coastal aquifer continues to deteriorate due to a combination of population growth and political pressures. The largest glacier in East Antarctica is thinning, raising concerns about its potential contribution to sea level rise. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa could see some of the worst economic effects from climate change […]
The Global Rundown Canada and the United States will change the way they manage water levels on Lake Ontario to restore wetlands. Irrigators in South Australia warn that unreliable electricity systems and high prices are putting their water supplies at risk. Scientists found evidence that small fish along the U.S. East Coast have evolved to […]
Researchers hone plans to cut phosphorus and mitigate future blooms.
The Global Rundown Pakistan’s water security is in serious jeopardy, and the country could face acute shortages within the decade, according to a new report. Government farming policies and saltwater intrusion into the Mekong River are exacerbating drought conditions in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The global El Nino is officially over, but millions of people still […]
The Global Rundown El Nino-linked droughts in India, Thailand, and Vietnam are expected to cut stockpiles of rice this year in the world’s three top exporters. Floods in Texas are contaminating rivers with oil and chemicals from fracking, while an attack on an oil pipeline in Colombia created a spill in the Bojaba River. Australia […]
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits curb enthusiasm for fossil fuels. By Keith Schneider, Circe of Blue Images from space of the Kusile and Medupi power stations, under construction in South Africa, show rows of partially completed turbine plants, a pick-up sticks jumble of big tower cranes, and an armada of trucks. The stunningly clear […]
