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The Stream, January 7, 2022: The World’s Lakes Are Losing Ice Cover At An Alarming Rate
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Lakes in the Northern Hemisphere are losing ice coverage faster than ever before. California officials impose outdoor water use restrictions. Flooding displaces thousands and destroys crops in Indonesia. A recent court ruling forces a mining company will decrease its water use at a Chilean copper mine. Environmental activists lose faith in the […]
The Stream, January 5, 2022: Can “Smarter” Tech in the Great Lakes Combat Climate Change?
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Lacking faith in government, South Africans take it upon themselves to deliver basic necessities like water to their communities. Few Chinook salmon survive after a summer of warm water in the Sacramento River. A sewer line fails in California, causing streets to flood and beaches to close. Water bill payments will resume […]
The Stream, December 21, 2021: Typhoon Kills Hundreds in the Philippines
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Typhoon Rai batters the Philippines. Heavy rains flood the capital city of Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region in Iraq. Emergency services evacuate more than 20,000 people after flooding in Malaysia. Heavy rain and snow in the American West this week could relieve the burden of drought in the region. An environmental commission criticizes […]
What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2021
Listen to the 12/20/21 edition of What’s Up With Water, your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.
Federal Water Tap, December 20: Colorado River Agreement, Plus EPA Promises Stronger Lead Rules
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation and Lower Colorado River Basin states agree to keep more water in a shrinking Lake Mead over the next two years. The EPA says it will allow the revised Lead and Copper Rule to go into effect…but will revise the revisions to strengthen the rule by emphasizing removing all […]
The Stream, December 17, 2021: A $200 Million Investment Aims To Raise Lake Mead Levels
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN An ongoing investigation into a Canadian oil and gas company found it has consistently cleared land and used water in northeastern Namibia without acquiring the proper permits. Lead levels in Benton Harbor, Michigan’s water supply are declining after years of high contamination. Water regulators investigate nearly 1000 reports of violations to the […]
The Stream, December 16, 2021: “Climate Whiplash” Hits Australia
In Australia, many of the same areas that endured brutal bushfires in 2019 and 2020 are now drowning in record-setting rainfall.
The Stream, December 14, 2021: Iqaluit Residents Receive Clean Water After Petroleum Leak Contaminates Supplies
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Scientists find evidence that the Omicron variant was present in California before it was named a “variant of concern” by WHO. Unwanted water is costing taxpayers in London, Ontario more than $1 million per year. Residents in a rural Canadian community have clean water for the first time in two months. Indigenous […]
