The Year in Water, 2021
Water Crises Take Center Stage
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The Stream, December 8, 2021: Hundreds Evacuate Oahu Military Base After Water Supplies Are Contaminated
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Despite evidence it could contaminate drinking water, the New South Wales government is reversing a decision to block a mine expansion project. Petroleum products contaminate the largest water system on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The department in charge Maryland’s water supply is severely underfunded and understaffed, a new analysis finds. Iraq […]
HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change
A new study shows the vulnerability of the world’s poorest nations even without climate breakdown, its authors say.
The Stream, December 3, 2021: Some California Water Districts Are Told Not to Expect Requested Supplies in 2022
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study discovers the major driver of crippling drought in Madagascar. Canadian officials urge the federal government to spend more money on water projects in Indigenous communities. While residents in an impoverished village in South Africa go without running water and plumbing, its government built community centers that have gone unused. […]
The Stream, December 2, 2021: Chennai Flooding Leaves 20,000 In Relief Camps
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rainfall in Chennai, India leaves thousands in relief camps. Water shortages continue in Tanzania’s largest city. Honolulu authorities investigate complaints of a fuel odor in residents’ tap water. A polluting mine in Colorado has been served with a cease-and-desist order. California officials announce long-feared cuts to a state water distribution program amid […]
The Stream, December 1, 2021: New Testing Rule In U.S. Could Impact 90 Percent of Water Systems Relying on Lead Service Lines
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Uganda is cracking down on illegal filling of wetlands. Great Lakes surface water levels are unusually high after warm summer and fall nights. Namibian officials say farmers lost nearly 100,000 cattle over the last two years due to drought. U.S. officials consider more rigorous methods for lead in drinking water testing. An […]
The Stream, November 30, 2021: Why Ag Operators Don’t Trust Recycled Water
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Recycling water technology could help U.S. agriculture operations use less of the resource. Snowpack in western Colorado mountain ranges are dangerously low, threatening runoff in the spring. Iranian security forces crack down on water shortage protesters. The Biden administration recommends raising costs for oil and gas companies to drill on public lands […]
Utah’s Water Dilemma
Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.
The Stream, November 24, 2021: Industrial Fisheries Are Costing Millions of Africans Their Jobs
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The U.S. Supreme Court denies claims that Tennessee is taking Mississippi water from a shared aquifer. Industrial fisheries ran by international corporations are threatening the livelihoods of millions of Africans. One of Britain’s largest water utilities announces it will meet water quality targets in nine years. Bamboo could protect Ugandans from floods. […]
The Stream, November 23, 2021: U.S. Officials Turn To Decades-Old Technology To Mitigate Water Crisis
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The oil industry is threatening Indigenous communities in Alberta, Canada by destroying wetlands and rerouting waterways. Dam levels in Eastern Cape, South Africa, fall below 50 percent. Cloud seeding is becoming more popular throughout the American West as water scarcity worsens. Heavy rains cause devastating flooding across South India. Covid-19 vaccine initiatives […]
