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El Nino Droughts Take Toll in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific

Millions of people from Australia to Ethiopia are facing water shortages, failed harvests, and food insecurity. Image courtesy International Research Institute for Climate and Society / Columbia University El Nino weather events disrupt rainfall patterns around the world. In general, Asia and Australia become drier during El Nino while North America becomes wetter.Click image to […]

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The Stream, October 30: Malawi Hydropower Declines By Two-Thirds

The Global Rundown Low water levels in Lake Malawi are significantly cutting hydropower production on Malawi’s largest river, wells are going dry in northern India as groundwater levels drop, and Chinook salmon are declining in California’s Sacramento River as the state’s drought continues. Areas of several major cities in China performed poorly on a government […]

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The Stream, September 8: Data Needed to Track UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Global Rundown Better data is necessary to achieve the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, according to experts. Researchers in Germany are creating biodegradable drugs to clean up waterways. California’s impressive water conservation performance is raising hopes about a new path to water sustainability. India’s Maharashtra state is considering a ban on sugarcane plantings […]

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The Stream, August 28: Judge Stops U.S. Clean Water Rule

The Global Rundown A federal judge in North Dakota placed an injunction on the new federal Clean Water Rule, which is scheduled to take effect today. Extreme droughts, like the one in Central Europe this year, could become more common in the region. Hydropower development in India threatens habitat for the Tibetan crane, California met […]

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The Stream, August 11: Typhoon Contaminates Taiwan Drinking Water

The Global Rundown Flooding from Typhoon Soudelor contaminated drinking water for millions of people in Taiwan. Communities in Palestine struggled with water shortages, a heatwave and dry conditions forced Poland to cut power supplies, and officials banned fishing in a national park in the United States due to drought. Conservationists raised concerns about tigers living […]