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The Global Rundown Michigan health director Nick Lyon is set to stand trial over involuntary manslaughter charges related to the Flint water crisis. The thickest sea ice in the Arctic breaks up for the first time on record. Floodwaters begin to recede in swamped Kerala, India. A long-term study of California’s Carrizo Plain details the […]
The Global Rundown A new study shows that water used for fracking in the United States has risen by 770 percent since 2011. An acute water shortage is expected in Kerala, India, as the “worst flood in a century” submerges water treatment plants. Volunteers in drought-stricken Colorado continue to deliver water to wild horses. Germany […]
The Global Rundown Malaysia’s prime minister suggests that the country may raise the price of water sold to Singapore by ten-fold in order to pay off debts. The death toll from last week’s earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, rises above 430. Failing harvests in Afghanistan heighten food insecurity. Kerala, India, places districts on high alert as […]
The Global Rundown The Trump administration attempts to allocate more water to fighting California’s wildfires, despite claims by the state that it has adequate water supplies. Officials release water from 24 reservoirs in Kerala, India, as monsoon rains batter the region. A magnitude 6.2 aftershock rocks Lombok, Indonesia, leaving more people without basic amenities. Ecuador […]
The Global Rundown Activists claim that two Guatemalan dams, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), have polluted indigenous water sources. Switzerland airlifts water to parched cows in the country’s drought-stricken Alpine foothills. Baltimore, Maryland, considers legislation that would ban the sale or lease of its water system. A report by Human Rights Watch urges […]
The Global Rundown Israel reconsiders its water strategy as a five-year drought challenges desalination capacity. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for a ceasefire in Yemen to distribute cholera vaccines. A decades-long study of Welsh streams reveals a decline in freshwater organisms. Australia announces additional funding for drought-stricken farmers. Residents of Houston, Texas, consider a […]
The Global Rundown The U.K. government allows farmers to draw more groundwater and river water as the region’s ongoing heatwave wilts crops. Warm weather in the Nordic region disrupts hydropower and nuclear plants. The U.S. Congress votes to extend federal flood insurance but again delays reforms to the program. Water from a dam in Laos […]
The Global Rundown New South Wales, Australia, moves forward with the expansion of a mine under Sydney’s water catchment despite warnings from an independent panel that there was inadequate data to support the enlargement. Officials in Hanoi, Vietnam, consider evacuating thousands amid heavy rains. A draft environmental assessment of an alternative route for the Keystone […]
The Global Rundown In Sweden and New South Wales, Australia, officials announce assistance packages for drought-stricken farmers. High levels of PFAS contaminants are discovered in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Monsoon rains swamp a critical care unit in eastern India. UK lawmakers criticize water companies for failing to meet leakage targets. Flood warnings arrive too late for […]
The Global Rundown A new report claims that the death toll from the 2014 Flint water crisis is possibly higher than official figures. Groundwater quality improves across China in the first half of 2018. Flooding kills 20 and affects thousands in Odisha, India. Drought-stricken El Salvador declares emergency as the country combats food and water […]
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 […]
