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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN President Biden visited communities along the U.S. East Coast that were devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Nearly 30 counties and districts in northwest China are experiencing drought amid high temperatures and low levels of rainfall. Mining projects in Mexico are being delayed by issues obtaining water permits. In an unprecedented […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water levels on India’s Ganga and Yamuna rivers are rising by the hour amid torrential rainfall, striking fears of flooding among residents. Ohio officials say fracking fluids did not contaminate drinking water in Washington County. Fires caused by three oil wells, which spilled more than 4,000 gallons of oil and wastewater, are […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Wayne County, Michigan, residents file a class-action lawsuit against local officials after stormwater infrastructure failed to stop flooding in late June. Floods in Germany leave thousands without running water while recovery workers worry about the spread of coronavirus. Thousands of residents in the Chinese province of Henan were evacuated as heavy rains […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Thousands are evacuated from the Chinese province of Sichuan due to flooding. Heavy rains flood villages in north Bihar, India, cutting them off from metropolitan cities and aid. First Nations groups in Australia plead the federal government to distribute $40 million promised to them in 2018 for to buy water. Applications open […]
In 2021, over 3 million people are feeling the effects of a hydrological vanishing act: the shrinking of the blue waters of Central Asia’s largest lake into a dehydrated landscape of greens and browns.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Dry conditions overwhelming much of the American West are shrinking the region’s largest natural lake, in Utah, while Native American tribes along the Colorado River are playing a crucial role in managing the drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture allocated millions for upgrading rural water infrastructure. Ohio expanded a program to incentivize […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Residents of Detroit, Michigan, face severe flooding after heavy rain storms last weekend. Louisiana lawmakers plan for a complete overhaul of the state’s water infrastructure. China begins operating the world’s second-largest hydropower generating station amid environmental concerns. Turkey will begin constructing a major canal that opponents say will damage marine ecosystems and […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Seventy-one rivers in China exceed warning levels and officials expect big floods in the coming months. Water infrastructure in Gaza remains impaired following a cease-fire agreement with Israel. Drought in Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state is hurting the production of Indigenous farmers. In northeast India, one of the world’s smallest ethnic groups is […]
A monitoring program tracks toxic cyanobacteria and influences change
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN An unstable glacial lake created by a landslide could pose a threat to a massive Chinese hydropower dam proposed to be built downstream. The island of St. Vincent was hit with severe flooding after a volcanic eruption devastated the Caribbean country last week. Four were killed and dozens were injured during a […]
Climate disruption is revealing economic inequality
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds monsoon rains in India could increase if global temperatures keep rising. A new U.S. intelligence report warns of the continued threat of climate change on water security. Serbia orders a mining group to halt operations after it failed to meet environmental standards. Some members of the San Diego […]
