What’s Up With Water – September 9, 2019
In this week’s episode of What’s Up With Water includes a feature on Houston’s massive sewer refit aimed at improving water quality.
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Federal Water Tap, August 26: Congress Gets Water Lessons on Summer Break
The Rundown Great Lakes senators learn about water issues in their home states while Congress is on summer break. U.S. Geological Survey researchers quantify the benefits of prairie and wetland restoration in western Minnesota and test urban stormwater runoff for chemicals. The U.S. Agency for International Development signs a collaborative agreement with its Israeli counterpart […]
Speaking of Water with Janis Searles Jones – Ocean Conservancy
Janis Searles Jones, CEO of the Ocean Conservancy speaks with Circle of Blue’s J. Carl Ganter about where freshwater and ocean preservation meet.
New Design Challenge Empowers and Informs Responses to Global Water Crises
Initiative engages cross-disciplinary teams of next-generation thinkers to shift the world’s dangerous course through: Creative design and innovative communications Citizen science Applied data analyses and visualization AI-powered connectivity DETROIT and THE HAGUE, Netherlands (June 4, 2019) — Circle of Blue — in collaboration with leading institutions, designers, educators, and youth organizations — today announced Designing Water’s […]
The Stream, May 1: El Niño Drought Disrupts Shipping in Panama Canal
The Global Rundown Drought hampers shipping in the Panama Canal as water levels fall. U.S. Democrats and President Donald Trump agree to spend $2 trillion on roads, water, and other infrastructure projects. Volunteers and military personnel work to protect homes as floodwaters swamp eastern Canada. Food insecurity looms for more than 2 million people in […]
HotSpots H2O: Reversing a Drought Pattern, Afghanistan Struck by Deadly Floods
After years of drought, wet weather returned, in force, to Afghanistan this winter.
The Stream, March 29: New York’s Hudson River Begins to Recover From Decades of Industrial Pollution
The Global Rundown The Hudson River in New York begins to recover after years of heavy industrial pollution. A fatberg in the sewer system of Sidmouth, England, takes seven weeks to clear. Mozambique plans to start cholera vaccinations in areas devastated by Cyclone Idai. Afghanistan hopes for a good summer harvest in the wake of […]
Groundwater Scarcity, Pollution Set India on Perilous Course
Drained and contaminated aquifers contribute to India’s “worst water crisis.”
The Stream, November 28: Desperate, Displaced Afghan Families Marry Off Children to Survive Drought
The Global Rundown Desperate Afghan families begin marrying off young children to help survive the country’s severe drought. The UN World Meteorological Organization says there is a 75-80 percent chance of an El Niño weather event occurring by February. Thousands of drought-resistant trees are planted in the Lake Chad Region to combat climate change. Impoverished […]
The Stream, November 27: Warmer Weather, Drier Summers, Predicted in UK by 2070s
The Global Rundown A UK government report warns that Britain will experience warmer temperatures, driers summers, and wetter winters by the 2070s. Egypt expands sugar beet planting as a water-saving alternative to cane sugar. Government pressure fails to deter farmers in Zimbabwe from planting maize crops. Officials say the deadliest California wildfire of all time […]
