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The Stream, May 22: Gully Remediation Project Aims to Improve Great Barrier Reef Water Quality

The Global Rundown Conservationists patch gullies in Queensland, Australia, to keep damaging sediment away from the Great Barrier Reef. Cape Town, South Africa, begins receiving water from a small-scale desalination plant. Washington plans to test hundreds of water systems in the state for PFAS contamination. Maize output in Malawi falls by 19 percent due to […]

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The Stream, May 8: Flash Floods Sweep Away Cars and Injure 6 in Ankara, Turkey

The Global Rundown Flash floods sweep through the streets of Ankara, Turkey, injuring at least six. Elsewhere, heavy flooding continues to inundate East Africa, displacing thousands. Yemen launches a widespread cholera vaccination campaign as the rainy seasons begins. Lawmakers in Australia reach a consensus on the future of the Murray-Darling basin plan. Almost 200 free-roaming […]

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The Stream, April 25: London’s Sewer-Clogging Fatbergs Contain Deadly Bacteria, Analysis Finds

The Global Rundown Researchers find that fatbergs, congealed masses of fat that clog London’s sewer system, contain potentially deadly bacteria. The Lewis and Clark water pipeline, which is intended to bring water to South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, nears completion. A newly-discovered great ape species in Sumatra is endangered by the construction of a Chinese […]

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The Stream, April 24: Egypt Restricts Water-Intensive Crops, Fearing Water Shortages Due to Ethiopian Dam

The Global Rundown Egypt limits water-intensive crops as Ethiopia prepares to fill the reservoir behind its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Heavy rainfall and localized flooding is expected in drought-stricken Cape Town, South Africa. Researchers warn that California could experience “precipitation whiplash,” alternation between drought-like conditions and intensely rainy winters. Afghanistan faces severe drought after the […]

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The Stream, April 17: Cities Across Europe Denounce Water Privatization

The Global Rundown Resistance to water privatization spreads throughout Europe. Drought continues to expand in the Southwest United States, with Oklahoma seeing the worst conditions. New South Wales, Australia, promises to protect a release of environmental water into the Barwon-Darling river system. Scientists in the United Kingdom purify dirty water using a graphene filter. Plastic […]

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The Stream, April 13: Plastic Waste Contributes to Deadly Flooding in Brazil, Prompting a Community Clean-up

The Global Rundown Plastic pollution contributes to deadly floods in Recife, Brazil, inspiring the local community to start a river clean-up scheme. A U.S. mining company accuses the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of polluting a river in southwestern Colorado. A study finds that nature-based solutions can help prevent flooding along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Global […]