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The Global Rundown Flash floods sweep through the streets of Ankara, Turkey, injuring at least six. Elsewhere, heavy flooding continues to inundate East Africa, displacing thousands. Yemen launches a widespread cholera vaccination campaign as the rainy seasons begins. Lawmakers in Australia reach a consensus on the future of the Murray-Darling basin plan. Almost 200 free-roaming […]
The Global Rundown Increasing contamination from wet wipes disrupts riverbeds in Britain. Rising sea levels threaten Florida’s Everglades and coastal communities. Los Angeles, California, looks for sustainable water solutions as the city’s major water sources decline. Flash floods in Somalia impact nearly 500,000 people. Drought spreads throughout the western U.S., raising fears of summer wildfires. […]
The Global Rundown Egypt limits water-intensive crops as Ethiopia prepares to fill the reservoir behind its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Heavy rainfall and localized flooding is expected in drought-stricken Cape Town, South Africa. Researchers warn that California could experience “precipitation whiplash,” alternation between drought-like conditions and intensely rainy winters. Afghanistan faces severe drought after the […]
The Rundown A magnitude 7.0 quake on the Hayward fault would cut water off for six weeks or more for some residents in counties east of San Francisco. Senate Democrats ask the EPA administrator to set a legally enforceable standard for perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water. At the same time, Michigan’s federal lawmakers asked the […]
The Global Rundown A new study detects high concentrations of pharmaceutical drugs in rivers worldwide. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California votes to fund a two-tunnel water delivery system. The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi continues to rise as heavy rainfall hits the capital. A newly-developed satellite early warning system monitors […]
The Rundown NOAA endorses a smaller Monterey Bay desalination facility than was proposed while the Army Corps begins its environmental review of the Pebble Mine. The Justice Department fines chemical and oil companies for dumping harmful substances into a Louisiana bayou. Hoopa Valley tribe disputes the Bureau of Reclamation’s Klamath basin water plan. And lastly, […]
The Global Rundown Water rationing in Brasília, Brazil, is expected to end by December. A recent report finds that over 800 million people must travel and queue for at least 30 minutes to access safe water. The American Chemical Society analyzes the impact of California’s wildfires on water supply. The number of water-saving “sponge cities” […]
The Rundown Russian operatives are accused of hacking water and energy utilities. Western senators introduce water bills, while California Republicans try to backdoor a dam expansion. A National Academy of Sciences review of a national climate change assessment finds it accurate and thorough. A Senate committee discusses western water issues. And lastly, the Department of […]
The Global Rundown The World Health Organization (WHO) launches a health review after a new study finds plastic particles in 90 percent of bottled water. The U.S. accuses Russia of engineering cyberattacks targeting nuclear power plants and water and electric systems. The Philippine environment minister recommends a year-long closure to clean up contaminated Boracay. The […]
The Global Rundown Turkish troops seize the main dam and water plant supplying Afrin, Syria, leaving thousands without water. A U.S. federal judge rules that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for recurring flooding along the Missouri River. Residents of Kenya’s largest slum brace for a week of heavy rains and floods. California Governor […]
