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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rain floods part of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. A new report from a Michigan advocacy report calls for more plans for removing PFAS chemicals from the state at a former Air Force base. Less than 10 districts in the Indian state of Odisha receive adequate rainfall this monsoon season. Researchers in […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN New research finds that deadly floods in Germany and Belgium last month are rare but will become more likely in the future. Flash floods in Tennessee could become more common as climate change worsens. A water crisis in parts of the Middle East has threatened water, food, and energy supplies to 12 […]
The Taliban do not have the expertise to manage Afghanistan’s already troubled water systems, researchers say.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Hundreds of people flee deadly conflict over water in northern Cameroon. An Indian reservation in Oregon tests solar distillation technology as a stopgap drinking water measure. California’s governor says he will consider mandatory water conservation by the end of September. A World Meteorological Organization report highlights climate and extreme weather in Latin […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Iranian dams are cutting off water supplies into Iraq. Water overflowing from India’s Ganga River floods a major highway. A new report suggests consolidating water and sewer systems in Baltimore, Maryland, to lower costs and improve infrastructure. Rescue teams search for a number of missing people in Germany who were swept away […]
Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water scarcity leads to armed conflict between cattle ranchers and fisherman in Cameroon. After intense flooding in provinces along the Black Sea, the death toll in Turkey rises to more than 60. Tropical Storm Fred is set to make landfall in Florida. Haiti braces for Tropical Depression Grace in the wake of […]
The Rundown Trillion-dollar infrastructure package now heads to the House Ten water and wastewater facilities notified the EPA that they are not receiving enough chlorine or other disinfectants. NOAA publishes an interactive map showing the risk of airborne toxins from algal blooms along Florida’s Gulf Coast. And lastly, FEMA announces funds to help disadvantaged communities […]
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 […]
The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. But experts say there’s still time to prevent the worst outcomes.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rare summer floods submerge the famed Piazza San Marco in Venice in up to a meter of water. Water from 20 cities in Pakistan is unsafe to drink. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District discharges untreated stormwater into Lake Michigan amid heavy rains. India will require refineries and fertilizer plants to begin using […]
