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The Global Rundown Coal mining activities in central Poland are draining groundwater and causing lake levels to fall, according to communities in the region. China is debating whether or not to issue a major loan to Mongolia for a hydropower dam that has raised Russian concerns. Hundreds of gas stations in China have been closed […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of square kilometers of Arctic sea ice were lost each day during the month of June, setting a new record low for ice cover. The international community must do a better job responding to future El Niño events, according to a United Nations special envoy. China plans to rank cities based […]
The blooms plaguing coastal estuaries are a symptom of a system out of balance.
The Global Rundown Flooding across a wide swath of central and southern China has killed more than 100 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. The majority of India is now covered by monsoon rains, cutting rainfall deficits across the country. Heavy rains have filled a major dam in North Korea, raising concerns that […]
The Global Rundown Nearly 200 environmental campaigners were murdered globally in 2015, the most of any year on record, according to a new report. Floods across southern China killed dozens of people. The expanded Panama Canal is expected to open on June 26, using less water than the current locks. The governors of eight Great […]
The Global Rundown In the wake of El Nino-linked droughts and unpredictable rainfall that destroyed harvests across Africa, nearly 50 million people could go hungry by the end of the year. Countries could lose billions of dollars in GDP in the event of a global food price shock, which is expected to become more likely […]
Ontario and Michigan express caution about expansions.
The Global Rundown Poor economic prospects after two years of drought are leading more families in India to abandon their farms in search of jobs in the cities. As a result, more are vulnerable to human trafficking, according to humanitarian activists. In China, drought and urban expansion combined to dry up one city’s water supplies. […]
Bloom of blue-green algae covers hundreds of kilometers of water in New South Wales and Victoria.
The Global Rundown A drought in Colombia has drawn down hydropower reserves so far that the country is considering electricity rationing. In neighboring Venezuela, some communities are becoming desperate for water. And in Peru, a rising presidential candidate has promised stricter protections for water and oversight of the mining industry. Two people died in clashes […]
The Global Rundown A new study by one of the world’s preeminent climate scientists predicts that global sea levels could rise much more rapidly than previously thought. New reports also outline worsening water shortages in China due to coal-fired power production, and the failure of some small water systems in the United States to fix […]
The Global Rundown Blooms of toxic algae are spreading for hundreds of kilometers along Australia’s Murray River amid abnormally high temperatures. Hundreds of communities in Thailand face water shortages due to drought, while Gaza contends with declining and polluted groundwater. Environmental regulators in China are investigating extremely low fines levied against polluting companies, and regulators […]
