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The Global Rundown A new study claims that winter snowpack will become an increasingly worse predictor of drought in the western United States. An earthquake that struck the capital of Croatia last month caused an estimated $6 billion in damages, much of it to water infrastructure. Heavy flooding along the Mulongwe river in the Democratic […]
The Global Rundown Las Vegas, Nevada, abandons plans to pump water from rural parts of the state. Heavy rainfall causes flash floods and landslides in western Kenya, possibly leaving several people dead. A shortage of carbon dioxide gas, which is used in water treatment, may affect U.S. water supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Detroit, […]
The Global Rundown Meteorologists predict average monsoon rainfall for India in 2020. Organizations working to protect the Mekong River request greater transparency from China following a recent report alleging that China withheld water from drought-hit downstream nations last year. Florida argues against a judge’s recommendation that a water rights debate with Georgia be dismissed from […]
The Global Rundown The coronavirus complicates ongoing water issues in Flint, Michigan. Elevated levels of PFAS chemicals are detected in North Carolina fish. The coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming rainy season threaten to worsen suffering in embattled Yemen. Floods sweep through Iran, killing at least 11 people. The United Nations warns that improvements to water […]
The Global Rundown The United Nations warns that more than half the global population lacks access to safely-managed sanitation, heightening coronavirus risks. UNICEF decries water cuts in Syria as the country reports its first coronavirus case. Mexican residents vote to halt development of a controversial brewery near the U.S. border, which activists fear could deplete […]
The Global Rundown Minnesota officials estimate that PFAS cleanup in the state could cost up to $1.2 billion. The New Zealand army delivers water to rural communities in the country’s drought-stricken Northland region. Chicago, Illinois, looks to resume a household water conservation program that was halted due to lead contamination issues. Shipping in the St. […]
The Global Rundown Communities in the western U.S. spar over the best use for water freed up by closing coal plants. The National Rural Water Association, which represents 31,000 U.S. water providers, files a lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers. Emergency evacuations take place in England as the River Severn verges on record-high levels. A main highway […]
The Global Rundown U.S. dam regulators call for the largest reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, to be drained due to earthquake-related flood risks. Heavy rainfall deluges parts of Jakarta, Indonesia, cutting power supplies and halting transportation. A proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to release PFAS manufacturers from cleanup responsibilities in areas […]
The Global Rundown The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency warns that toxic PFAS chemicals used at the Scott Air Force Base may have leached into local water supplies. Desalination researchers search for ways to make the costly technology more efficient. As floods continue to affect the United Kingdom, experts warn that the country’s flood defence plans […]
This is Eileen Wray-McCann for Circle of Blue. And this is What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water, made possible by support from people like you. Australians are working to rescue their drinking water from the effects of fire, and rain. Many parts of eastern Australia have been drenched by the […]
