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The Global Rundown A government commission in Myanmar aims to evaluate the social and environmental effects of the controversial Myitsone Dam, which opponents say could harm the Irrawaddy River. A burgeoning tourism industry is putting pressure on water supplies in Chile’s Atacama desert. State hearings began on water contamination in Hoosick Falls, New York, where […]
The Global Rundown Rivers and lakes polluted with bacteria and other disease-causing organisms are putting millions of people at risk in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, according to the United Nations Environment Program. The deadly tailings dam failure at Brazil’s Samarco mine last year was caused by poor drainage and design flaws, an investigation found. […]
The Global Rundown Poor water quality means the majority of groundwater in the basin stretching across northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal is unfit for human use. The period in time since humans began significantly altering the planet should be officially recognized as a new geological epoch, called the Anthropocene, according to an expert working […]
The Rundown The lower Colorado River Basin is still looking at roughly a 50/50 chance of a shortage declaration as soon as 2018. A federal judge will soon decide whether to block construction of an oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River. President Obama tours the Louisiana flood zone and designates a new national monument […]
The Global Rundown World Water Week commenced Sunday in Stockholm, where scientists called for improvements in rainwater management to reduce hunger in Africa. Mexico’s environmental prosecuting agency defended its actions following revelations about a contaminated water leak at the country’s largest gold mine. India’s Supreme Court will begin hearings this week on a dispute between […]
The Global Rundown The Greenland Ice Sheet lost nearly 300 gigatons of ice each year between 2011 and 2014, according to new research. Over the past three decades, climate change and human activities have altered the location and quantity of the world’s surface water. Millions of people in Zimbabwe face hunger due to an El […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of Palestinians living in the West Bank are suffering from water shortages that are a matter of dispute between Palestine and Israel. Monsoon floods in India have displaced millions of people, many in the state of Bihar. Storms in Mexico destroyed critical habitat for monarch butterflies that overwinter there. Rashes and […]
The Global Rundown Water supplies contaminated with high levels of arsenic are linked to a decline in groundwater levels in Southeast Asia, especially near major cities, a new study found. Climate change poses the biggest challenge yet for preserving national parks in the United States, where the National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday this […]
The Rundown Researchers compile dam removal studies into an easy-to-use online portal. President Obama declares four Louisiana parishes federal disaster areas, while FEMA updates its flood management policy. NOAA unveils a high-power water forecasting model. A Department of Energy lab tests the “salmon cannon.” The Air Force replaces a firefighting foam that was contaminating groundwater. […]
The Global Rundown As forests are cut down to produce charcoal, water supplies for drinking and hydropower are drying up in Malawi. A prominent ocean scientist believes the Arctic could lose most of its sea ice within the next few years. The outbreak of a deadly fish parasite forced officials to close hundreds of kilometers […]
The Global Rundown A report sent to the United Nations by a special rapporteur blamed the international organization for a deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti and strongly criticized its response. Cholera is also spreading in the Central African Republic. And in New Zealand, officials are trying to determine what caused a water contamination event that […]
Super bacteria, green pools, and even a murder mystery splashed across headlines about water conditions in the Olympic host city.
