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The Stream, June 13: Israel Plans to Refill Sea of Galilee As Water Levels Drop to 100-Year Lows
The Global Rundown Israel plans to pump desalinated water into the Sea of Galilee as the lake drops to its lowest level in a century. National forests in Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico close as wildfires spread in the drought-stricken region. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to finish an environmental study of […]
The Stream, June 12: Egypt and Ethiopia Agree to Settle Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Dispute
The Global Rundown Egypt and Ethiopia vow to settle their disagreements over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Steady rains continue to ease drought in Cape Town, South Africa. A U.S. crop report finds improved moisture conditions from North Dakota to Ohio. India and China resolve their dispute over sharing data on the Brahmaputra and Sutlej […]
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The Stream, June 6: As Tigris River Falls, Turkey Assures Iraq That Ilisu Dam Won’t Cut Off Water Supply
The Global Rundown As Turkey begins filling an upstream reservoir, the country assures Iraq that it will not cut off water supplies to the Tigris River. India aims to cut heat wave deaths with “common sense” policies, including free water. Pumping groundwater can lead to heightened arsenic levels in irrigation and drinking water, a new […]
The Stream, June 5: Egypt Raises Water Prices By Up to 46.5 Percent
The Global Rundown Prices of piped drinking water in Egypt spike by up to 46.5 percent. Plastic chokes beaches and waterways in coastal Vietnam. As the 2018 hurricane season begins, thousands in Houston, Texas, are still displaced from 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. Schools shut down in Shimla, India, as the city’s water crisis persists. Rainfall in […]
In USAID Redesign, Water Is Grouped with Food and Climate
Will sanitation and hygiene get lost in the organizational shuffle?
The Stream, June 1: Water Use Soars As Pakistan Experiences World Record Heat
The Global Rundown Water use spikes in Pakistan amid sweltering heat. China struggles to enforce countrywide water quality standards. India shuts down a water-polluting copper plant but makes no plans for groundwater cleanup. Fighting intensifies in Derna, Libya, cutting off the water supply of thousands. Tourists are warned to stay away from Shimla, India, a […]
The Stream, May 31: Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria Death Toll is 70 Times Higher than Official Figures, Researchers Say
The Global Rundown Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine determines the Puerto Rico death toll from Hurricane Maria is likely 70 times higher than official figures. Monsoon rains arrive early in South Asia. China calls on local governments to evaluate environmental damages from small-scale hydropower plants on the Yangtze River. Flooding from […]
The Stream, May 29: Millions Hungry as Afghanistan Drought Spreads
The Global Rundown The United Nations warns that 2 million people in Afghanistan face severe food shortages because of a harsh drought. Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto speeds toward the Florida Panhandle. Soaring temperatures in northern India worsen water shortages. Flint, Michigan estimates that 14,000 damaged lead water lines remain in the city’s pipe network. […]
