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The Global Rundown Designing cities to effectively deal with climate change could save the world a lot of money in the future, according to an international group of economists. Zambia’s economy is struggling amid a drought and low copper prices, and low water levels in Poland threaten its energy security. A study in Australia found […]
The Global Rundown The United Nations is freeing up more money to provide water and other essentials to Yemen. A Queensland court dismissed an appeal to stop the Alpha coal mine. Botswana and the World Bank are studying a Zambezi River water transfer pipeline. Sequoia trees in California are exhibiting signs of stress due to […]
The Global Rundown The eastern Pacific Ocean continues to warm, but predicting rainfall is an uncertain business. India’s subpar monsoon leads to water cuts in the country’s largest city, and drought in Zambia prompts power cuts to save water. Meanwhile, water managers in Australia reckon that an idled desalination plant might be back in service […]
Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world.
With exceptions like California and Australia, regions and cities shape resilient adaptations to water security.
The Global Rundown Olympic sailors in Rio de Janeiro are being extra careful not to contract waterborne diseases. A water-cleaning book has been successfully tested in South Africa, Ghana and Bangladesh. River stretches in New Mexico have been reopened for use after a toxic chemical spill earlier in the month. “We are taking appropriate supplements […]
Climate change models have long predicted a drying West. In California, the future has arrived.
Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton says that drought is forcing the public to confront important questions about the value of water. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue Drift boats carry fly fishermen down the Madison River, in southwestern Montana. Click image to enlarge. ENNIS, Montana — As roads go, the shoulder of […]
The Global Rundown Glaciers worldwide are melting much more quickly than they did in the past century, scientists found. Myanmar appealed for international flood aid, an Australian court revoked approval for a proposed coal mine, and Oklahoma passed new rules to limit underground injections of oil and gas wastewater. Rural communities face water shortages in […]
The Global Rundown A deepening drought in Puerto Rico prompted officials to expand water rationing measures. A new coal mine in Australia continues to raise concerns about groundwater, the European Union voted to ban textile imports that use a substance harmful to waterways, and Hong Kong found high lead levels in the blood of people […]
The Global Rundown Colombia is struggling to contain an oil spill and safeguard water supplies after rebel forces attacked an oil pipeline last week. Researchers tracked the virtual destinations of groundwater used to grow food in the United States. Perth, Australia, will begin pumping larger quantities of groundwater to supplement its water supply. In India, […]
Proposed oil and gas development zones in Coahuila are among the driest in the Americas.
