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A Precarious Recovery: Food Security Remains Uncertain in the Horn of Africa
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Although a repeat famine is unlikely, the situation in East Africa remains dire despite recent rains.
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Drugs in the Water (And Ways to Prevent that from Happening)
Last month's national drug takeback day was more popular than ever. Antibiotic-resistant genetics have been found in California wetlands. FDA seeks voluntary disclosure of antibiotics in animal feed.
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Forecasting Western U.S. Water Supply in 2012: La Niña Again Delivers a Wet North and a Dry South
As water availability data starts coming in, this year's water allocations and the potential consequences for irrigation, hydropower, wildfires, and flooding are being assessed — La Niña weather patterns have returned this year, but water supply conditions generally are not as extreme as they were 2011.
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The Stream, April 27: Water Cycle Intensifying Faster Than Predicted
Climate change is causing the global water cycle to accelerate…
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The Stream, April 25: Beijing Will Face a Water Shortage
Water Supply in Asia
Beijing's water resources are expected…
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The Stream, April 23: Water Rates in the United States
Water rates will be slowly but steadily rising in the United…
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The Stream, April 18: Water Conflicts In Western U.S.
Irrigators in Texas and New Mexico are unhappy with a decision…
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Q&A: Subir Bhattacharjee on the Geopolitics of Oil and Alberta’s Tar Sands
Subir Bhattacharjee — a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta and one of Canada’s top water quality experts — tells Circle of Blue about the water cycle of the tar sands while he attends a high-level conference in Alberta, Canada.
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The Stream, April 9: Chilean Court Green-lights Patagonia Dam Project
Patagonia
Chile's supreme court has rejected seven appeals filed…
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The Stream, April 6: Radioactive Water Leaks Again At Fukushima
Asia
Twelve tons of radioactive water leaked from a pipeline…
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Water Rights: Arizona Senators John Kyl and John McCain Meet With Navajo Nation Leaders
Decades in the making, a Navajo-Hopi water rights settlement…
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The Stream, April 5: What Is Causing the Water Crisis in Ghana and Nigeria?
Policy & Accountability
Pollution, political unrest and corruption…