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Federal Water Tap, December 7: California Drought Legislation Stalls in Congress
The Rundown Drought legislation will likely wait until next year. Federal officials travel to Paris for the UN climate conference. Climate change will hammer U.S. agriculture, while the National Park Service reports on climate adaptation at coastal parks and reserves. The House passes a bill that changes hydropower licensing and a bill that modifies a […]
The Stream, December 3: World Has Lost A Third Of Its Arable Land
The Global Rundown Soil degradation caused by erosion and pollution has led to the loss of a third of the world’s arable land, a new study found. Drought and frosts in Papua New Guinea are spreading hunger and disease. A crowd-funded project in India is reviving drinking water sources and helping farmers. Wastewater plants could […]
The Stream, November 26: 2015 Will Be Hottest Year On Record
The Global Rundown This year will almost certainly be the hottest on record, the World Meteorological Organization announced, and global carbon emissions slowed last year, increasing 0.5 percent. Alaska and British Columbia signed an agreement to improve water quality monitoring in transboundary waters, focusing on mine development in the wake of the Mount Polley mine […]
Hunger Spreads in Africa As El Nino Cuts Harvests
Trifecta of drought, floods, and fighting could set the stage for a deeper food crisis in 2016. Photo courtesy Andrew Heavens via Flickr Creative Commons Floods near Ethiopia’s Lake Tana displaced thousands of people in 2006. Aid agencies warn that floods linked to this year’s El Nino could exacerbate food insecurity in Ethiopia and Somalia. […]
The Stream, November 12: El Nino One of Three Strongest On Record
The Global Rundown El Nino is now one of the three strongest on record after water temperatures in areas of the Pacific Ocean reached their highest level in six months. The weather phenomenon is exacerbating dry, hot conditions in Johannesburg, South Africa, which recorded its hottest day ever this week. Government and business leaders met […]
El Nino Droughts Take Toll in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific
Millions of people from Australia to Ethiopia are facing water shortages, failed harvests, and food insecurity. Image courtesy International Research Institute for Climate and Society / Columbia University El Nino weather events disrupt rainfall patterns around the world. In general, Asia and Australia become drier during El Nino while North America becomes wetter.Click image to […]
The Stream, October 27: Climate Change Set to Create Unbearable Heatwaves in Middle East Cities
The Global Rundown Heatwaves in Middle East cities, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai, are on track to become unbearably hot for humans by the end of the century if climate change continues, scientists found. Communities in the Philippines are struggling to recover from Typhoon Koppu’s floods, while floods in Texas linked to Hurricane Patricia could […]
Federal Water Tap, September 28: U.S.-China Meeting Gives Lift to Climate Change Talks
The Rundown President Xi Jinping visits Washington. A smaller backlog for drinking water infrastructure spending, but dollars still sit in the bank. A new treatment facility for the Gold King mine, and legislation to compensate for damages. New reports look at global food security and the Columbia Plateau Aquifer. Without congressional action, the Land and […]
Federal Water Tap, September 28: U.S.-China Meeting Gives Lift to Climate Change Talks
The Rundown President Xi Jinping visits Washington. A smaller backlog for drinking water infrastructure spending, but dollars still sit in the bank. A new treatment facility for the Gold King mine, and legislation to compensate for damages. New reports look at global food security and the Columbia Plateau Aquifer. Without congressional action, the Land and […]
Q&A: Mark Giordano on the Sustainable Development Goal for Integrated Water Resources Management
Mark Giordano is the director of the Program in Science, Technology and International Affairs at Georgetown University. He researches natural resources management and has written extensively about water management in developing countries. He talks with Circle of Blue about the Sustainable Development subgoal to implement integrated water resources management.
California Drought Signals Fundamental Shift to New Water Conditions
Climate change models have long predicted a drying West. In California, the future has arrived.
