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The Global Rundown A new study detects high concentrations of pharmaceutical drugs in rivers worldwide. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California votes to fund a two-tunnel water delivery system. The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi continues to rise as heavy rainfall hits the capital. A newly-developed satellite early warning system monitors […]
The Global Rundown Up to 30,000 children who were exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, will be screened to identify potential impacts. Norsk Hydro, the operator of the world’s largest alumina refinery, denies allegations of water contamination in Para, Brazil. A Mississippi tributary is named the most endangered river in the U.S. as […]
The Global Rundown Israel plans to build two new desalination plants to combat ongoing drought. A deadly oil spill dirties waterways as it spreads along the coast of Borneo, Indonesia. Mountain snowpack in Colorado shrinks to 66 percent of its normal size. California revives the possibility of a two-tunnel water delivery project Environmental groups organize […]
This week’s edition of What’s Up With Water includes coverage on: – Water rights in New Mexico – Capital spending on U.S. water infrastructure – Australia‘s Murray-Darling basin plan – Libya‘s Great Man-Made River Transcripts What’s Up With Water for April 9, 2018 I’m Eileen Wray-McCann, for Circle of Blue, and here’s What’s Up with Water, a condensation of the world’s […]
The Global Rundown A new study finds a link between human interventions and increased flooding along the Mississippi River. The Philippines government approves a six-month closure of Boracay, a heavily-polluted tourist hotspot. Australia’s Murray-Darling basin plan crumbles amid mismanagement, water theft, and ongoing debates. Early forecasts warn that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be […]
The Global Rundown The World Health Organization (WHO) launches a health review after a new study finds plastic particles in 90 percent of bottled water. The U.S. accuses Russia of engineering cyberattacks targeting nuclear power plants and water and electric systems. The Philippine environment minister recommends a year-long closure to clean up contaminated Boracay. The […]
The Global Rundown Turkish troops seize the main dam and water plant supplying Afrin, Syria, leaving thousands without water. A U.S. federal judge rules that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for recurring flooding along the Missouri River. Residents of Kenya’s largest slum brace for a week of heavy rains and floods. California Governor […]
The Global Rundown China restructures its environmental ministry, giving it control over the South-to-North water diversion project. South Africa’s drought is reclassified as a state of national disaster, allowing the government to utilize additional funding. Argentina plans to provide debt relief to drought-stricken farmers. The shortest La Niña in a decade comes to an end […]
The Global Rundown The U.S. mining industry hopes to reverse a uranium mining ban near the Grand Canyon, which currently protects the public lands that the Havasupai tribe relies on for water. Chinese environmentalists file suit against a proposed hydropower plant in Yunnan province. Researchers find evidence of water and soil contamination at an alumina […]
Cape Town pushes Day Zero back to June 4 as South Africa declares a national disaster due to drought. A recent study found that 3 to 10 percent of United States water systems have been in violation of federal Safe Drinking Water Act health standards each year since 1982. New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, could withdraw […]
What’s Up With Water condenses the need-to-know news on the world’s water into a snapshot for the start of the workweek. There is so much going on that’s related to water, but often it’s hidden behind the very things that it influences – agriculture, energy or health. This podcast is a ‘heads-up’ on water stories […]
