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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.
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.
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.
The Stream, April 27: Water Cycle Intensifying Faster Than Predicted
Climate change is causing the global water cycle to accelerate…
The Stream, April 25: Beijing Will Face a Water Shortage
Water Supply in Asia
Beijing's water resources are expected…
The Stream, April 23: Water Rates in the United States
Water rates will be slowly but steadily rising in the United…
The Stream, April 18: Water Conflicts In Western U.S.
Irrigators in Texas and New Mexico are unhappy with a decision…
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.
The Stream, April 9: Chilean Court Green-lights Patagonia Dam Project
Patagonia
Chile's supreme court has rejected seven appeals filed…
The Stream, April 6: Radioactive Water Leaks Again At Fukushima
Asia
Twelve tons of radioactive water leaked from a pipeline…
Water Rights: Arizona Senators John Kyl and John McCain Meet With Navajo Nation Leaders
Decades in the making, a Navajo-Hopi water rights settlement…
The Stream, April 5: What Is Causing the Water Crisis in Ghana and Nigeria?
Policy & Accountability
Pollution, political unrest and corruption…