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The Global Rundown Flooding and tornadoes hammer the U.S. Southern Plains. A new study warns that sea levels could rise up to two meters by the end of the century. England plans to ban the sale of waterway-polluting plastic straws, cotton buds, and drink stirrers. Brazil lifts restrictions on the Alunorte alumina plant, which has […]
The Global Rundown Malaysia begins sending imported, non-recyclable plastic waste back to its country of origin as trash contaminates soil and water. Water is restored to Tripoli, Libya, after gunmen cut supply earlier this week. Some say India’s water crisis was largely overlooked as the country’s sprawling general election draws to a close. Flooding in […]
The Global Rundown An armed group cuts off the main water supply to embattled Tripoli, Libya. A heatwave strikes Odisha, India, as residents struggle to recover from Cyclone Fani. Ethiopia begins electricity rationing as water levels fall in hydroelectric dams. The seven Colorado Basin states officially sign the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan. South Korea […]
This week’s edition takes a look at a resurgence of Hepatitis A in the United States.
The Global Rundown Three groups bid on a large desalination plant in Israel. A study finds 414 million pieces of plastic on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. Western Australia declares two areas “water deficient” and prepares to truck in water supplies. Colorado snowpack is sufficient to pull the state out of […]
The Global Rundown Drought and failed crops force Australia to import wheat for the first time in 12 years. Industry lobbyists push back against the European Union’s clean water laws. Reconstruction in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth will require an estimated $3.2 billion in aid. China begins its first round of […]
The Global Rundown Australia’s meteorological department says there is less of a chance of an El Niño weather event this year due to cooling of the Pacific. Bosnia declares a state of emergency as floods sweep through parts of the country. Farmers in Zimbabwe turn to drip irrigation and vegetable crops as rain-dependent maize harvests […]
The Global Rundown The Red Cross warns that drought is affecting more than 10 million people in North Korea. As pollution chokes India’s rivers, the “cursed” Chambal river runs clean. Mismanaged plastic waste causes up to 1 million deaths in the developing world each year, according to a report. Coffee yield in Tanzania tumbles due […]
In India, hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless in the state of Odisha after Cyclone Fani struck on May 3. Fani is considered one of the worst storms to hit India in 20 years, and the relatively low death toll of 64 is attributed to improved preventive measures. More than a million people evacuated […]
The Global Rundown Young people who drink arsenic-contaminated water may be more likely to experience heart problems, a study warns. Only a third of the world’s major rivers are still free-flowing, a new analysis shows. Cholera and other disease outbreaks are feared as the battle for Tripoli, Libya, rages on. Australia’s recent bout of extreme […]
The Global Rundown Dam levels tumble toward 50 percent capacity in Australia‘s drought-stricken capital cities. Cyclone Fani leaves hundreds of thousands of people homeless after striking Odisha, India. Industrial waste poisons Manchar lake, Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake. Angola reemphasizes its Emergency Programme to Combat Drought as concern over dry conditions grows. Groundwater levels continue to […]
What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water. In India, officials credit early warning systems and swift evacuations for minimizing casualties when Cyclone Fani struck the eastern coast last week. The massive storm hit the state of Odisha, but fewer than 20 fatalities were reported, compared to thousands dead in a similar […]
