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The Global Rundown Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, who helped expose the Flint water crisis, says that lead drinking water contamination in Newark, New Jersey, is reminiscent of Flint. Power is slowly restored in Venezuela after the worst blackout in months. Heavy rains and flash flooding replace a heatwave in the northeastern United States. The death toll […]
The Global Rundown U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris proposes a bill to improve drinking water across the country. Drought-hit France requests $1.1 billion in farmer subsidies from the European Commission. A boil water advisory in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is lifted after three days. The price of water continues to climb in Chennai, India. […]
The Global Rundown U.S. biologists say a plan by the Trump Administration to pump more water to California’s Central Valley farmers could harm salmon. British environmental groups call on Southern Water company to pay for damages caused by pollution spills. A river breach in Bangladesh worsens monsoon flooding in the northern part of the country. […]
What’s Up With Water is your weekly rundown of need-to-know water news from Circle of Blue.
The Global Rundown Residents of New Orleans, Louisiana, prepare to evacuate as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019 nears the city. A water train makes its way to drought-stricken Chennai, India. Half a million people in Alaska are facing abnormally dry conditions. Extreme rainfall forces 77,000 people to evacuate in southern and eastern China. The […]
The Global Rundown The mayor of Chicago, Illinois, halts a water meter installation program after high concentrations of lead were found in the tap water of metered homes. Rainwater harvesting helps boost crops in Nepal. The California Senate approves a massive drinking water fund. A downpour on Monday morning in Washington D.C. was the heaviest […]
A new report by the World Bank outlines the challenges that Vietnam faces.
The Global Rundown Japan orders one million people to evacuate as heavy rain brings landslides and flooding to Kyushu island. A dam break in western India kills 11 and leaves 13 missing. Lithuania declares a state of emergency due to drought. Recent rains bring drought relief to Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and much of Texas. Residents […]
The Global Rundown A freak storm deluges Guadalajara, Mexico, with hail up to two meters deep. Testing shows that nearly 20 percent of California schools have lead in their water. Rivers in Alaska swell as hot temperatures lead to rapidly-melting glaciers. India deploys 250 civil servants to try and address water shortages in the parched […]
This week’s episode of Circle of Blue’s weekly podcast, What’s Up With Water, focuses on restoring water systems to Paradise, California.
