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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study produces a model that could predict Colorado River water flow. A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota are testing local wells for evidence of Covid-19 in drinking water. Over 100,000 homes in Vietnam have been flooded from recent rains. The benefits of decommissioning aging U.S. dams may […]
The Pantanal wetlands are on fire. Since early this year, nearly a fifth of the Brazilian ecosystem, over 14,000 square miles, has burned in wildfires just south of the Amazon rainforest.
The Rundown The nation’s highest court has several water-related cases on the horizon, starting with the Pecos River. House Democrats want the CDC to halt water shutoffs during the pandemic. The House passes a bill to clean up plastic pollution in waterways. A bipartisan group of lawmakers ask three federal agencies to protect schools from […]
The Global Rundown The EPA has failed to adequately enforce the Clean Water Act in one Midwest region, according to a new report. Environmental authority over Oklahoma’s federally recognized tribes has been handed over to the state. A proposed hog farm in Minnesota could take millions of gallons of water from a local aquifer. Several […]
The Global Rundown Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer creates a multi-million dollar plan to improve the state’s water quality. Storm Alex wreaks havoc in France and Italy. A number of waterspouts are expected to arise in the Great Lakes this week, according to the International Centre for Waterspout Research. An unknown source has polluted beaches in […]
Be sure to listen to the Ocotber 5, 2020 episode of the What’s Up With Water to keep up with the latest “need-to-know” water news.
The Global Rundown Emergency water is released into the Rio Grande amid a long period of drought. Some communities in South Africa are experiencing Day Zero conditions. A new study finds global coastal flooding disproportionately affects people living on river deltas. Great Lakes data shows a new annual record for drownings in Lake Michigan. Mexico […]
Tensions between Mexico and the United States over water intensified this month as hundreds of Mexican farmers seized control of La Boquilla dam in protest over mandatory water releases.
Listen to the September 21, 2020 edition of What’s Up With Water, Circle of Blue’s “need-to-know news” water podcast.
The Rundown The EPA proposes a more nuanced examination of how sewer system upgrades affect the finances of people in the lowest income brackets. Bureau of Reclamation models show a higher risk of low reservoir levels in the Colorado River basin. The State Department expands a Lower Mekong basin partnership that focuses on water management. […]
The Global Rundown New models project water shortages are more likely than previously thought in the two largest man-made reservoirs in the United States. Tens of thousands in Bermuda are left without power after Hurricane Paulette hit the island on Monday. Stolen barrels of oil and refined fuels in Colombia could end up in the […]
The Global Rundown A new study has linked skyrocketing suicide rates in rural India to extreme weather events. Nornickel in Russia says about 10 percent of fuel remains in rivers after a spill earlier this year. Five tropical storms are simultaneously moving through the Atlantic. Torrential rainfall causes a mine to collapse in the Democratic […]
