The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
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HotSpots H2O, December 19: Water Shortages Plague Iraq after Years of War
India and Pakistan race to build hydropower plants along the Neelum River.
The Stream, December 18: Thousands of Gallons of Fuel Spill into Oregon’s North Santiam River
The Global Rundown Tropical Storm Kai-Tak makes landfall in the Philippines, causing flooding and heavy rains. Hong Kong researchers work to develop a super-bacteria that can clean up the large amount of waste water produced by China’s textile industry. The U.S. and Mexico deliberate over the final part of the Colorado Basin’s new drought plan. […]
Federal Water Tap, December 11: Michigan Lawmakers Ask EPA to Act on Perfluorinated Chemicals
The Rundown Michigan representatives worry about a half dozen high-profile chemical contamination areas in their state. The EPA publishes a list of 21 Superfund sites that will be cleanup priorities. The National Academy of Sciences says a new management plan is needed to reduce flood risk in the watershed north of Mt. St. Helens. A […]
Federal Water Tap, November 20: U.S. Government Sets Global Water Priorities
The Rundown First global water strategy identifies goals and priority countries. The White House asks for $44 billion to assist hurricane rebuilding in Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean. The Senate confirms the first woman to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. The EPA inspector general’s office will investigate the agency’s handling of a $1 billion cleanup […]
The Stream, November 20: Ethiopia Moves Forward with Construction of Its First Major Dam on the Blue Nile
The Global Rundown Extensive testing of lakes in Bengaluru, India, reveals that the city’s waterbodies are unsuitable for drinking or bathing. Ethiopia moves forward with construction of its first major dam on the Blue Nile despite resistance from downstream Egypt. Nepal tests solar-powered irrigation systems as water sources dwindle. Mexico plans to build an enormous […]
The Stream, November 17: Keystone Pipeline Spills 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota
The Global Rundown The Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in northeast South Dakota. At the Bonn climate summit, nineteen countries commit to phasing out coal use. Dairy farming pollutes groundwater in New Zealand and makes more than half of rivers and lakes unswimmable. Climate change could increase worldwide hunger by 20 percent by […]
U.S. Government Releases First Global Water Strategy
Report identifies water priorities in foreign policy. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue To coordinate its response to floods, droughts, disease, and other water challenges whose political and economic consequences leap borders the Trump administration submitted the federal government’s first global water strategy. Ordered by Congress in 2014, the strategy lays out four goals: increase […]
The Stream, November 13: Deadly Earthquake Shakes Iraq-Iran Border, Cuts Water and Electricity
The Global Rundown A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes the Iran-Iraq border, killing at least 140 people and damaging water and electricity lines in several villages. Authorities in New Delhi, India, announce plans to spray water over the city as toxic smog continues to disrupt daily life and sickens thousands in South Asia. In southern California, […]
The Stream, November 9: Redrawing the Global Crop Map Could Ease Water Stress and Feed Millions
The Global Rundown Swapping which crops are grown on existing farmland could feed an extra 825 million people and ease global water stress. Years after two major oil spills dirtied the Niger Delta, a comprehensive clean-up effort begins. Seven megatrends, including renewable energy and electric cars, could help avert catastrophic climate change. A coalition of […]
The Stream, November 8: Vietnam Releases Water From Overwhelmed Reservoirs Ahead of APEC Summit
The Global Rundown As the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit approaches, typhoon-hit Vietnam releases water from seven inundated reservoirs to avoid further flooding. Nicaragua joins the Paris climate agreement, but moves forward with an environmentally disruptive coast-to-coast canal plan. An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease kills two people and sickens several others at a large […]
HotSpots H2O, November 7: High Levels of Lead and Mercury Found in Mosul Water Supply
The United Nations implores Australia to restore food, water, and health services to detainees on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.
