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The Global Rundown Drillers in the Permian Basin, a major United States oil field, struggle to dispose of fracking wastewater. Urgent changes are needed to salvage Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin plan, according to the project’s Productivity Commission. Portugal attracts drought-stricken farmers to its lush Alqueva reservoir. The death toll from floods in India this year nears […]
The Global Rundown Global demand for lithium jeopardizes water supplies in Chile. Desalination may soon be needed in Sydney, Australia, as dam levels plummet. A failed dam in Myanmar forces 50,000 people from their homes. Detroit, Michigan, finds elevated levels of copper and lead in school drinking water. Scientists in Pune, India, use nano-material in […]
The Global Rundown A new report by the World Bank and the FAO finds that poor institutional choices are exacerbating water issues in the Middle East and North Africa. Experts warn that post-conflict recovery in Syria will be hampered by water shortages. China’s Jiangsu province sues a chemical producer for dumping waste lye into the […]
The Global Rundown Nearly half of the world’s schools lack clean water and proper sanitation facilities, according to international health experts. Officials lift a month-long water advisory in Parchment, Michigan, which began in late July due to the discovery of PFAS in the city’s municipal water system. India and Pakistan plan to discuss their river-sharing […]
The Global Rundown Farmers across Denmark face bankruptcy as drought ravages crops. Water levels in Hungary’s Danube river drop to record lows, disrupting shipping operations in the country. Rivers in Karnataka, India, overflow while lakes in the state go dry. Mexican farmers allege that “hail cannons” used by Volkswagen are causing drought in the state […]
The Global Rundown Clean water shortages intensify in flood-hit Kerala, India. Shifting weather patterns are likely to bring hotter summers and heavier downpours in the northern hemisphere, according to scientists. Brazil’s Alagoas state declares a state of emergency as drought leaves thousands short on water. Water and sanitation systems continue to crumble in Yemen, fueling […]
The Rundown Since April, intercommunal violence — which includes burning houses, killing, rape, and livestock slaughter — has flared in Ethiopia’s Gedeo and West Guji zones, displacing an estimated one million people. The cause of the violence is unclear, but long-time regional tensions over land and water may be partially to blame. Many internally displaced […]
The Rundown Water infrastructure and the environment continue to be at risk in the battle in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russia separatists. On July 1, a ceasefire was declared between the warring parties to protect civilians harvesting grain. Even so, a projectile fragment was found at the Donetsk Filter Station (DFS) on July […]
The Global Rundown A hydropower dam fails in Laos, sweeping away villages and leaving hundreds missing. India turns to satellites and drones to help expedite the delivery of basic services, like water, to the country’s slums. China’s environment ministry develops a strategy for improving drinking water and sanitation in rural areas. Rivers in the Netherlands […]
The Global Rundown Prolonged drought aggravates tensions between Afghanistan and Iran over sharing water from the Helmand River. Scientists suggest that the 96 million ‘shade balls’ dumped into a Los Angeles, California, reservoir in 2015 may not conserve water. England’s first hosepipe ban of the summer is set to begin next month. Refugees from the […]
In Iraq, water availability has been both a casualty and a catalyst of conflict.
