HotSpots H2O Archives

June 27, 2023

September 12, 2022

Monsoon rains arrive as the country battles a financial crisis.

August 15, 2022

Poor residents in Monterrey are buying bottled water from companies that extract groundwater from beneath their feet.

July 19, 2022

Regional experts point to deficits in local institutions and risk planning.

June 20, 2022

Government dysfunction has multiplied drought risks.

May 23, 2022

Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.

April 25, 2022

Homes in high-risk flood zones are the only affordable option for Durban’s poorest residents.

March 21, 2022

Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Three weeks into the Russian invasion, the damage is mounting.

January 31, 2022

Depending on how effectively they are addressed, water issues could slice 7 percent from Indonesia’s GDP in 2045—or boost it by 3 percent.

January 24, 2022

Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific island nation.

January 17, 2022

A battle is brewing over the future of lithium, an essential component of the world’s transition to renewable energy.

December 20, 2021

Climate change has made rainfall in the Sahel more variable, straining Cameroon’s agriculture industry and sparking ethnic tensions.