Opinion | Water Scarcity Will Increase Risk of Conflict, Says New National Intelligence Report
Report is less comprehensive than previous assessments and omits key flashpoints for water conflict.
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The Stream, December 3, 2020: Water Restrictions Are Lifted In Australia On The First Day of Summer
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Water restrictions in parts of Australia are lifted. The Hopi Tribe in Arizona is struggling to maintain their way of life after severe drought has wiped out their corn crops. Water maintenance concerns have stalled the construction of a border wall in El Paso, Texas. Canada will not meet target to […]
The Stream, December 1, 2020: New Mexico Oil and Gas Operators’ Water Usage Revealed In Reports
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Oil and gas operators in New Mexico report millions of gallons of produced water. A new report finds millions in England are at high risk for flooding exposure. Severe drought in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is affecting hundreds of thousands of residents. Tropical Cyclone Gati displaces thousands in Somalia. Funding for a program […]
The Stream, November 17, 2020: Typhoon Vamco Wreaks Havoc in the Philippines
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The death toll in the Philippines after Typhoon Vamco is rising. A small town in South Carolina is battling their city for clean water. Hurricane Iota is set to make landfall in Nicaragua. Meteorologists project La Niña to impact the winter months in the Pacific Northwest. A new study launched by […]
The Stream, November 13, 2020: Great Lakes Water Levels Drop This Month, Still Concern Experts
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Water levels in Lake Michigan and Huron are still dangerously high, despite dropping this month. A new report calls for more funding to small-scale farmers around the world that are disproportionately affected by climate change. A proposal from an oil company to dump millions of gallons of oil and gas wastewater […]
Overlooked Army Corps Rulemaking Would Shrink Federal Stream Protections
Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands.
The Stream, November 11, 2020: Flash Floods Wreak Havoc Across Crete
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Water projects in the Colorado River basin are being put on hold. Heavy rains fall on the Greek island of Crete for the second time in two weeks. Tropical Storm Eta makes landfall in southern Florida. A new report outlines several species on the verge of extinction in the Mara river […]
The Stream, November 10, 2020: Raw Sewage Is Commonly Discharged into U.K. Waterways, Report Says
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water companies in England and Wales illegally discharged raw sewage close to 3,000 times last year with little punishment from government officials, a new report finds. Hurricane Zeta has left a town of less than 4,000 in Alabama without clean drinking water. Droughts like the barely averted “Day Zero” in Cape Town, […]
Federal Water Tap, November 9: Reclamation Approves California Canal Repair
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation completes an environmental review for fixing a sagging irrigation canal in California’s Central Valley. The Army Corps will suspend a Clean Water Act permit for a petrochemical facility in Louisiana. The speaker of the House discusses Democratic priorities in the next Congress. And lastly, the U.S. Geological Survey plans […]
HotSpots H2O: Water Systems in Eastern Ukraine Deteriorate as Conflict Continues
Frontline communities in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia lack access to clean drinking water and sanitation.
The Stream, November 3, 2020: Typhoon Goni Slams Philippines, Misses Manila
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines this month wreaks havoc on provinces south of the capital but spares Manila. Australia’s government is hoping to spread wastewater Covid-19 testing throughout the country. One of the oldest water battles in the United States is nearing its end. Experts say the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance […]
