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The Global Rundown Turkmenistan stops providing free water, electricity, and natural gas to citizens. Meteorologists ease Hurricane Florence flood warnings in South Carolina, but urge residents to stay vigilant. Researchers find a quick, easy way to filter heavy metals out of drinking water. India’s water crisis continues to unfold, but scientists suggest new solutions to […]
The Global Rundown Residents of water-stressed El Salvador protest against privatization. The Saudi-UAE alliance agrees to open humanitarian corridors in Yemen to help ease civilian suffering. Duke Energy says that a North Carolina coal ash dump flooded by Hurricane Florence poses no threat to the environment. Dozens are rescued in India after flooding hits Himachal […]
The Global Rundown Testing shows that 33 additional Detroit public schools have high lead or copper levels in their drinking water. Data reveals that flooding in the Amazon river has increased in frequency and severity over the past 100 years. Villagers in Tamil Nadu, India, protest over water shortages. Diverse forests are stronger during drought, […]
The Global Rundown Pakistan attempts to crowdfund $12.4 billion to build two new hydroelectric dams. Rain and floods from Hurricane Florence continue to swamp farms and inundate manure lagoons in the Carolinas. Zimbabwe asks citizens and companies for $35 million to help combat an ongoing cholera outbreak. North Ireland Water is fined £80,000 ($105,000) following […]
The Global Rundown A child dies every five seconds worldwide, according to the United Nations, largely due to inadequate water, sanitation, and nutrition. Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence breach a handful of hog manure lagoons and drown millions of chickens in North Carolina. The Iraqi government warns that the country is losing five percent of its […]
When reservoirs drop, cities turn to groundwater.
The Global Rundown Typhoon Mangkhut pummels the Philippines, Hong Kong, and China, leaving dozens dead. Turkey says it will move forward with its Kanal Istanbul pipeline despite government spending cuts. A newly-installed pipeline in northern Pakistan eases tensions among villagers. Pollution impacts biodiversity in half of India’s Ganga river, researchers say. Water officials in Israel […]
The Rundown A federal appeals court further muddies the question of groundwater and the Clean Water Act. The House passes a big water infrastructure package. Near the end of the session, a gusher of water-related bills in the House. An EPA environmental justice advisory committee makes water infrastructure recommendations. The EPA adds five sites to […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of pallets of water bottles, intended for Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico, are found unused. Farmers in Uganda plant millions of trees to help replenish groundwater reserves. Hurricane Florence weakens to a Category 2, but still threatens flooding across the U.S. East Coast. The release of water from Cauvery Basin […]
The Global Rundown Hog farmers in North Carolina rush to drain manure lagoons ahead of Hurricane Florence. Iraq’s irrigated wheat area decreases by half due to drought. Colorado’s current drought is set to be the fourth-worst in 123 years. Zimbabwe declares a cholera emergency as the waterborne illness spreads. The state government in Kerala, India, […]
The Global Rundown A United Nations report finds that more people in Afghanistan have been displaced this year by drought than by conflict. The “water mafia” in Karachi, Pakistan, continues to control the city’s water distribution despite reforms. Waterways run dry and wildfires blaze amid one of Utah’s driest summers on record. More than 1 […]
The Global Rundown A California jury finds the Plains All American Pipeline company guilty of nine criminal charges following a 2015 oil spill that polluted the state’s waters. Scientists launch a huge floating barrier to collect plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Residents of North Carolina’s barrier islands evacuate as Hurricane Florence nears. Heavy […]
