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Sao Paulo’s Water Waiting Game Avoided Rationing But Produced Huge Risk of Severe Shortage
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Desire to protect the poor left Brazil’s driest city few options…
Report: Fewer Trees in the Amazon, Less Hydropower from Dams
The study runs counter to conventional wisdom about deforestation’s effects on the water cycle.
The Stream, December 11: World Resources at ‘Critical Juncture’
The United States National Intelligence Council has just issued…
The Stream, February 29: Water Struggles At Fukushima
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Water is essential for keeping Japan's damaged Fukushima…
The Stream, October 19: Drought Unleashes Red Tide in Texas Gulf
The largest red tide algae bloom since 2000 is gripping the Texas…
The Stream, October 14: Asian Carp Reach North Dakota
Invasive Asian silver carp are in North Dakota for the first…
The Stream, October 6: Climate Change in Australia
The weather extremes in Australia are a dress rehearsal for the…
International Target for Reducing Biodiversity Losses Not Met, UN Report Says
Freshwater species and many aquatic habitats are threatened by pollution and climate change, among other factors.
NASA Satellite Photos Capture a Decade of Land and Water Changes
As part of its 10-year anniversary, NASA’s Earth Observatory has compiled a gallery of images showing annual changes in the Earth’s land, water and atmosphere in places such as Central Asia, Australia, Iraq and the Amazon.
Climate Change Burden-Sharing Must Not Compromise Developing World’s Growth, India’s PM
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that developing countries will not compromise their financial growth for climate change, and that, instead, rich countries need to ensure access to clean technologies.