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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rural, low-income towns across America suffer the most from climate disasters. In the American West, funds approved in 2014 for water storage projects in California have not been used and a town in Utah completely runs out of water. Extreme weather disasters have increased fivefold across the globe in the last 50 […]
Listen to the August 30, 2021, edition of Circle of Blue’s weekly water news podcast – What’s Up With Water.
The Rundown A climate and migration report ordered by President Biden is not yet complete. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes endangered species status for Texas mussels. The EPA announces $25 million in drinking water grant funding for small and disadvantaged communities. An intensive DOE research project aims to better understand the interactions of air, […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, lawmakers ask the Biden administration for additional resources to fight drought and wildfires, while scientists launch a new observatory to collect water data. Floods in western Venezuela destroy more than one thousand homes. A club for native students in northern California plays a vital role in creating curriculum […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rain floods part of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. A new report from a Michigan advocacy report calls for more plans for removing PFAS chemicals from the state at a former Air Force base. Less than 10 districts in the Indian state of Odisha receive adequate rainfall this monsoon season. Researchers in […]
World Bank report sheds light on the nuanced connections between “water shocks” and human migration.
Circle of Blue · What’s Up WIth Water – 8.23.21 Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. In Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rise to power does not bode well for a water sector that is already troubled. That’s according to an international group […]
The Rundown The EPA adds health guidelines for 43 pesticides and updates toxicity levels for 104 others. The EPA’s chemicals assessment division analyzes the toxicity of several industrial chemicals. The EPA also orders a low-income, majority Black city in Illinois to clean up sewage spills. FEMA re-evaluates a flood-risk reduction The Bureau of Land Management […]
The Taliban do not have the expertise to manage Afghanistan’s already troubled water systems, researchers say.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Hundreds of people flee deadly conflict over water in northern Cameroon. An Indian reservation in Oregon tests solar distillation technology as a stopgap drinking water measure. California’s governor says he will consider mandatory water conservation by the end of September. A World Meteorological Organization report highlights climate and extreme weather in Latin […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Iranian dams are cutting off water supplies into Iraq. Water overflowing from India’s Ganga River floods a major highway. A new report suggests consolidating water and sewer systems in Baltimore, Maryland, to lower costs and improve infrastructure. Rescue teams search for a number of missing people in Germany who were swept away […]
Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead.
