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The Stream, June 22, 2022: Fly Fishers in Utah Express Concern Over Western Drought: ‘How Long Can We Do This?’
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Overextraction of water in the American Southwest could lead to shortages upstream. Monsoon rains leave nearly 10 million people in India and Bangladesh stranded. Drought in northern Italy may force water cuts in more than 100 riverside towns. Devastating flooding in Montana can’t be entirely blamed on climate change, scientists say. A […]
Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West
In a region latticed with pipelines and canals, the consequences of dry conditions in one basin are exported to neighboring watersheds.
The Stream, June 8, 2022: Drought in California Weighs Heavily on Rural Communities
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rural California communities bear the brunt of drought. In Mexico, drought forces one city to restrict water use to less than 10 hours a day. Brazil is developing new, drought-resistant strains of wheat amid a global shortage. The U.S. Department of Defense finds high levels of PFAS across a dozen military bases. […]
The Stream, May 18, 2022: How Some Cities in the American West Have Ample Water Supplies Amid Drought
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A commission in California voted against granting a permit for a proposed desalination plant along the state’s coastline. A report suggests London could be waterless by 2050. The most recent deluge in Queensland, Australia has left hundreds of people displaced and cut off access to more than 700 roads. Officials in one […]
The Stream, May 11, 2022: Wildfire Season Starts Early As U.S. Battles Drought
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN More than half of the continental United States is experiencing drought. Water scarcity threatens more than four-fifths of the world’s croplands. Around one-fifth of aquatic ecosystems in the Brazilian Amazon have been impacted by agriculture and dam construction. In the United States, more than 2,000 aging dams pose threats to nearby communities. […]
Federal Water Tap, April 25: Colorado River States, Interior Near Completion of 2022 Drought Response Plan
The Rundown Colorado River basin states approve a plan to release more water from high-elevation reservoirs into Lake Powell, to prop up the ailing reservoir. The White House restores a more expansive definition of environmental impacts for federal reviews. The OMB releases guidelines for using American-made materials in federal infrastructure bill projects. The FDA lowers […]
War in Ukraine, Drought Converge to Worsen Hunger Crises in Horn of Africa
Record-high global food prices coincide with failed harvests
The Stream, January 20, 2022: East Africans Will Get Millions in Aid For Flood and Drought Relief
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The island of Tonga avoids complete devastation after a major volcanic eruption caused a tsunami over the weekend. The United Kingdom will send millions of dollars to East Africa to fund drought and flood relief efforts. A recent BBC analysis unveils the magnitude of illegal sewage pollution in U.K. waterways. Canada makes […]
