Perspective | Water is the New Carbon
Global water security is increasingly threatened. Accounting for water use and risk ought to have the same urgency with which we address carbon.
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The Stream, April 6, 2022: IPCC Report Warns Against Mitigation Strategies That Will Increase Water Scarcity
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The latest report from the United Nations climate panel urges global leaders to adopt policies to reduce carbon pollution. In Canada, the federal government will fund a multi-million-dollar water reservoir in a rural community plagued by water contamination. Mudslides and flooding wreak havoc in Brazil. Ongoing drought decimates Honduran farmland. Australian officials dismantle […]
FRESH: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency
April 5, 2022 Welcome to Fresh! Two countries, eight states, five lakes — and 84 percent of the continent’s surface fresh water. As water crises beset North America, all eyes are on the Great Lakes and the leaders, systems, and rules that govern them. Let Circle of Blue reporters guide you through the biggest international, […]
The Stream, March 30, 2022: New Technology Could Solve Solar Energy’s Water Problem
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Experts say mismanagement of resources could plunge Morocco into a water crisis as climate change worsens. Cameroon faces its most recent cholera outbreak. Michigan lawmakers pass a major spending bill, including billions for water infrastructure. Australian officials propose a major damming project that has been met with intense criticism for bypassing standard […]
Arizona’s Future Water Shock
Smaller cities. Soaring water prices. Scorched desert towns.
The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Africa is not on track to meet global goals for water access, sanitation, and hygiene. Islamist militants are attacking water infrastructure in Burkina Faso. A new report concludes the United States has not met the goals of decades old legislation meant to keep waterways clean. More than half of the United States […]
Unsafe Yield
Severe drought, dead wells, political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.
Federal Water Tap, March 21: U.S. Forest Service Updates Analysis of Forests and Drinking Water
The Rundown The U.S. Forest Service’s Forests to Faucets program re-evaluates the connections between forests and watersheds. Lake Powell dipped below 3,525 feet, a level that water users in the basin intended not to breach. House Democrats propose the creation of a Great Lakes Authority to promote economic development and environmental conservation in the eight-state […]
War in Ukraine Lengthens List of Violent Acts over Water
A new report details the rising number of clashes across the planet that are connected to water
