Water Scarcity Could Deter Energy Developers From Crossing Border Into Northern Mexico
Proposed oil and gas development zones in Coahuila are among the driest in the Americas.
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Challenged By Drought, Fire, Earthquake, and Flood, California Departs On New Path
In response to truculent planet, conserving water, limiting climate emissions, and achieving “net zero” energy use are top priorities.
Infographic: NASA Satellites Reveal Global Groundwater Depletion
The world’s largest aquifers are under stress, according to a decade of data from the GRACE satellites.
Groundwater Depletion Stresses Majority of World’s Largest Aquifers
Scientists do not know how much groundwater is left.
Surviving the Nepal Earthquake
Circle of Blue intern Crystal Edmunds recounts her first-hand experience of the Gorkha earthquake and raises questions about what it means for water.
The Stream, June 8: Water Disappearing From Oman’s Ancient Irrigation Systems
The Global Rundown Ancient water systems in Oman are drying up, China’s infrastructure system wastes much of the hydropower it generates, and southern Asia is preparing for possible food price inflation due to an El Nino. Leaky pipes can introduce contaminants to water systems, researchers in the United Kingdom found. An initiative in the Great […]
Biggest Lakes in the World Under Pressure From Human and Environmental Threats
Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.
The Stream, June 3: Islamic State Lowers Water Levels in Euphrates
The Global Rundown Militant action in Iraq threatens the country’s southern provinces with drought. China’s textile industry is under growing pressure to reduce water pollution, a United Kingdom judge argued polluting companies should be fined more, and Venezuela’s oil minister criticized hydraulic fracturing for its effects on water. El Nino will likely cause crop losses […]
The Stream, June 2: India Expects Reduced Monsoon Rainfall
The Global Rundown Forecasts for India’s monsoon dropped rainfall below 90 percent of average. Hydropower reserves are down in Brazil, but dam projects are booming in British Columbia. More than 400 people were aboard a passenger ship that capsized in the Yangtze River. The United States proposed stricter conservation measures for the threatened bull trout, […]
Nepal Earthquake Damages At Least 14 Hydropower Dams
Nation’s power grid loses more than 30 percent of generating capacity.
The Stream, April 30: Dead Zones Appear in Open Waters of the Atlantic
The Global Rundown Dead zones are appearing in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. A water theft is being investigated in Colorado, and a McDonald’s frozen fry processing plant has been fined for polluting water in China. “The fact that the water is missing, there really is no doubt about that. The question is how […]
Nepal Earthquake Damages Hydropower Dam
Near the earthquake epicenter, workers were rescued from a dam that is currently under construction by a Chinese company.
