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The Global Rundown Pope Francis warns that water scarcity may lead to world war. Pakistan initiates a major hydropower project despite an ongoing water dispute with India. Humanitarian operations are expanding in Yemen as conflict leaves thousands without shelter, food, or water. Deepening famine in South Sudan is forcing some to survive on weeds and […]
The Global Rundown Countries in Asia need to invest an estimated $800 billion in water and sanitation infrastructure, according to the Asian Development Bank. Communities in Pakistan’s Sindh province worry new coal mines could pollute their water. In China, sand mining operations threaten water levels and water quality in Poyang Lake. Fishermen living near India’s […]
The Global Rundown Landslides and floods contaminated the Maipo River in Chile, leaving millions without water in Santiago. California’s governor proposed a multi-million dollar spending package to boost flood defenses. Water experts in Hong Kong urged the city to follow Singapore’s lead and increase water prices. Sensors installed on water pumps in Africa could collect […]
The proposed halt to operations in 2019 at the West’s largest coal-fired power plant could attract White House attention. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Since 1976 the 2,250-megawatt coal-fired Navajo Generating Station, with its three towering stacks belching thick plumes of steam, has commanded the summit of a high bluff close to the Colorado […]
The Global Rundown The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a controversial easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Global mining executives highlighted water as one of the industry’s top risks. China announced deadlines for its provinces to draw “ecological red lines” to protect the environment from development. […]
New reporting project describes how drought, storms, and floods are forcing big Indian state to contend with severe water stress. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue TUTICORIN, INDIA — Among the 75 government ministries that manage and regulate this bewitching and impassioned nation, there is no Ministry of the Future. There should be. Narendra Modi, […]
The Global Rundown Representatives of the Group of Twenty countries in Berlin announced they will pursue agricultural practices that better protect water supplies and ecosystems. Residents of Ecuador will not get compensation for water pollution from Chevron’s subsidiary in Canada after a court decision blocked enforcement of an earlier ruling. A major reservoir project in […]
The Global Rundown Israel and Palestine agreed to resume work on a joint committee to address water problems in the West Bank. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is unable to pay compensation to businesses affected by the Gold King mine spill that polluted the Animas River. Continued fighting disrupted efforts to repair the […]
The Global Rundown Amid water cuts in Damascus, United Nations representatives in Syria said that deliberately depriving civilians of fresh water supplies is a war crime. Population growth and economic uncertainties could exacerbate water supply problems in Saudi Arabia. Human activities are likely to blame for the declining health of waterways like Montana’s Yellowstone River, […]
The Global Rundown Insurance companies paid more than twice as much for natural disasters globally in 2016 as in the previous year, with large costs attributed to floods in China. A drone mapping project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania aims to improve flood protection for residents of the city’s informal settlements. A new study points […]
2016 in Water: This year Circle of Blue found that water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world.
