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It remains unclear how the success of an ambitious goal to improve water efficiency and reduce water scarcity will be measured. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue The threat of water scarcity is always present in places like Australia’s Murray-Darling River Basin. A severe drought there in the early 2000s decimated the […]
Plan 2014, a proposal to alter lake levels and restore wetlands, places ecosystems at the heart of decisions. Photo © Codi Kozacek / Circle of Blue Linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River is a pathway into the heart of North America traversed by ships from all over the world. […]
The Global Rundown Heavy rainstorms and floods, many of them deadly, struck communities in China, France, Guatemala, and South Carolina. A survey of global companies found that more are making climate change a priority. Operators of Australia’s Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme announced plans to cut back water releases due to an El Nino, while water […]
The Global Rundown Heavy rainstorms and floods, many of them deadly, struck communities in China, France, Guatemala, and South Carolina. A survey of global companies found that more are making climate change a priority. Operators of Australia’s Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme announced plans to cut back water releases due to an El Nino, while water […]
Giulio Boccaletti is the global managing director for water at The Nature Conservancy. He talks with Circle of Blue about the Sustainable Development subgoal to protect and restore water-related ecosystems and how it represents a shift in thinking about how to provide communities with safe water. In a series of Q&As with water experts, Circle […]
The Global Rundown Scientists found that the snowpack in California this year was the lowest in half a millennium. Australia’s Senate voted to cap environmental water buybacks in the Murray Darling Basin, China reported improvements in curbing air and water pollutants, and low hydropower reserves in Zambia contributed to announcements of job cuts in the […]
The Global Rundown Scientists found that the snowpack in California this year was the lowest in half a millennium. Australia’s Senate voted to cap environmental water buybacks in the Murray Darling Basin, China reported improvements in curbing air and water pollutants, and low hydropower reserves in Zambia contributed to announcements of job cuts in the […]
Proposed oil and gas development zones in Coahuila are among the driest in the Americas.
Water rises on the world agenda.
The Global Rundown Negotiators reached a climate deal in Lima, requiring all countries to create plans to reduce their emissions. Meanwhile, major droughts continued to plague California and Sao Paulo, and China documented its shrinking glaciers. Morocco received more money for water infrastructure projects, while Australia cut funding for infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin. Access […]
Surge in oil and gas production has seen more spills that are harming water supplies. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Just west of the Mackinac Bridge, twin oil pipelines cross the Straits of Mackinac, a fast-flowing channel that connects Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. A series of oil pipeline spills in […]
Veteran scholars argue that creative solutions for the iconic watershed must begin with a hard fact, something our Brett Walton finds refreshing.
