Water-Related Risks Strand $Billions in Energy, Mining, Power Projects
Droughts, floods, and civic opposition cause huge losses.
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Earth Day, At 47, Proves Value of Water and More
Ecological principles guide economic strategies to fit 21st-century conditions.
The Stream, April 15: International Climate Panel Will Look At 1.5C Temperature Rise
The Global Rundown A global panel of scientists will contribute to a new report analyzing the effects of a 1.5-degree-Celsius increase in temperatures. A new online tools shows how sea level rise will affect Australia. More than 1,000 farmers in India’s drought-hit Marathwada region committed suicide last year. A majority of California residents still view […]
The Stream, April 12: Majority of Underground Water Polluted in China
The Global Rundown More than three-quarters of China’s underground water is too contaminated for human consumption, according to government statistics. India’s monsoon rainfall is expected to be above average this year. Unpredictable rainfall is contributing to food insecurity in Cameroon. The number of deaths attributed to a Legionnaires’ outbreak in Flint, Michigan rose to 12. […]
Karoo Uranium, Fossil Energy Development Defies Water Scarcity and Reason
Renewable energy flourishes while South Africa leadership pursues risky, costly conventional fuels path.
The Stream, April 7: Millions in Bangladesh Drink Arsenic Contaminated Water
The Global Rundown Approximately 20 million people still drink water contaminated with high levels of arsenic in Bangladesh. Hundreds of residents in Flint, Michigan filed a racketeering lawsuit against the state’s governor over lead-contaminated water. Nearly half of World Heritage sites are threatened by industrial activities, a report found. A new NASA experiment will determine […]
The Stream, April 5: Climate Change Will Have Dire Consequences For Economy, Health, Studies Find
The Global Rundown A pair of studies released Monday sounded dire warnings about the effects of climate change on global financial assets and public health. The Pacific island of Palau could completely run out of water by the end of the month, while a drought in Tasmania may necessitate electricity rationing. Floods and landslides in […]
Climate Change Effects On Conflict Are Complex, Tenuous, And Misunderstood
Climate change is here, but will we fight over it?
As Groundwater Withdrawals Increase, Jakarta Sinks
Subsidence strikes the foundations of an Asian megacity. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Jakarta — home to more than 10 million people and the capital of Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia — is sinking at an increasing rate. The head of Jakarta’s environment agency told Tempo, a news site, that the city’s […]
The Stream, March 24: State Agency Responsible For Flint Water Crisis, Task Force Finds
The Global Rundown An independent state task force placed primary blame for the Flint water crisis on Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality. Experts said water released by China to downstream countries on the Mekong River will do little to relieve drought conditions, while California released water from some of its largest reservoirs to prevent floods […]
Water Affordability Is A New Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Cost of water and sewer services is rising out of reach for hundreds of thousands of Americans. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The cost of drinking water and sewer services in the United States, rising on average at twice the rate of inflation, is giving birth to a new civil rights movement, one based […]
