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The Stream, January 6: Groundwater Declining in India’s Uttar Pradesh
The Global Rundown Groundwater is under increasing stress in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, and water levels continue to drop in the Dead Sea. Researchers in Belize found more evidence that severe droughts brought down the Maya civilization, while researchers at NASA will launch a satellite this month to see how soil moisture affects weather. Thailand […]
The Stream, December 23: Sinking Jakarta Raises Risk of Floods
The Global Rundown Massive flood-prevention efforts are needed in Jakarta as the city sinks. Meanwhile, scientists are mapping the spread of the deadly dengue virus and the water vapor in Mars’ atmosphere. Two separate oil and natural gas companies face million-dollar fines or more for violating water regulations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The new […]
The Stream, December 22: U.S. Coastal Areas to Experience Nuisance Floods by 2050
The Global Rundown Small, but costly, floods are expected to affect most U.S. coastal areas by 2050 due to sea level rise. A new hydropower project in Brazil will flood much of one indigenous community’s land. Argentina is also building a major new dam in Patagonia. Meanwhile, investment in Ireland’s water infrastructure is the lowest […]
This is India — “Maybe Tomorrow”
Reflections of the banquet of bedlam that is modern India Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Much of the world’s tea is raised in northeast India. Workers pick tea leaves in a tea garden in Assam. Click image to enlarge. GUWAHATI, India — Beggars prowl the sidewalks of every city I’ve visited — […]
The Stream, October 2: India to Tackle Sanitation
India India’s new prime minister is hoping to vastly improve sanitation in the country by making toilets accessible to every home and school by 2019, as well as changing ideas about who cleans up after society, Reuters reported. Poor sanitation is estimated to cost India 6.4 percent of its gross domestic product annually. United States […]
The Stream, August 14: India Spending $US 1 Billion To Clean Waterways
India will spend $US 1 billion by 2017 to clean up waterways and make more water available for irrigation, Bloomberg News reported. Government officials say the plan will allow an additional 500,000 hectares of land to be irrigated. Climate Change Water supplies in some of Asia’s major rivers may be at risk as glaciers on […]
The Stream, August 1: Landslide Deathtoll Reaches 51 in India After Heavy Rains
Floods Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Maharashtra state this week, burying towns and trapping at least 100 people, CNN reported. A death toll of 51 has been confirmed, but rescuers are still hoping to find survivors in the debris. Floods in southwest Romania raised water levels in some rivers to levels seen […]
India’s Faltering Energy Production and Damaged Water Resources Demand Modi’s Close Attention
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept into office in May on a message of aspiration, and a reputation for action.
The Stream, July 21: Drought Spurs Water Violence in Northern India
India A drought in northern India has prompted gangs of bandits to demand a daily payment of water from local communities, the Associated Press reported. The bandits said they would shoot community members if they failed to deliver 35 buckets of water each day. Delays and deficits of monsoon rainfall are drying up farm fields […]
The Stream, July 14: Slow Start to Monsoon Worries India’s Farm and Power Sectors
After a delayed arrival of the annual monsoon, farmers in northern India are shifting crops and preparing for drought, Business Standard reports. Though heavy rains fell on Sunday in northern India, seasonal precipitation is just 43 percent of normal, the worst since 2009. Hydroelectric power generation will also drop, more so in the south where […]
The Stream, July 11: New Indian Government’s First Budget Includes Water Projects
Improvements to Delhi’s water supply system, assessments of canals that will link major rivers, solar pumps for irrigation wells, and a proposal to clean up the Ganges River are all included in the first budget from Narendra Modi, India’s newly elected prime minister. Of those initiatives, the Ganges garners the largest piece of the pie, […]
