New data show 5.9 million Chinese face drinking water shortages |
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BEIJING, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) — The number of Chinese officially suffering drinking water shortages has more than doubled in less than a week after the government revised its statistics. |
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Water’s Urgent Message at the World Economic Forum |
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“One of the problems that we face is that climate change is on the ascendant, and people are not always making the links to water as they perhaps should. I think that’s coming and over the next two to three years water will progressively build into a really central component of the Davos agenda.” — [...] |
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DWR Announces Snow Survey Results, Limits on Delta Pumping Go in Effect |
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SACRAMENTO – Results of today’s snow survey by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) show Sierra snowpack conditions at 118 percent of normal for this time of year. While this would normally be a positive indication that the state’s water supply is in good shape, DWR also announced that it will need to further [...] |
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Above Normal Sierra Snowpack Still Not Enough |
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The Sierra snowpack continues to exceed normal levels, which is good news for skiers and the state’s water users, but water officials say it’s not enough to wipe out the state’s water-supply deficit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Read more here. |
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U.S. Water Use by State |
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A visualization of water use by US state in the year 2000. |
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Tennessee Gives Georgia a Big Wet One |
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Drought-parched Georgia got a “cool wet kiss of friendship” Wednesday from neighboring Chattanooga, Tenn., in the form of a truckload of bottled water delivered to lawmakers at the state Capitol. Read more here. |
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Tougher Law = Cleaner Water in China |
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BEIJING, Feb. 29 (China Daily) — China’s top legislature on Thursday adopted an amended water pollution law that toughens punishment of company officials through hefty fines.The Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law was passed at the 32nd session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), which concluded here on Thursday.The law, with [...] |
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Ethanol and Water Don’t Mix |
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TAMPA, FL — Officials in Tampa, Florida, got a surprise recently when a local firm building the state’s first ethanol-production factory put in a request for 400,000 gallons a day of city water. The request by U.S. EnviroFuels would make the facility one of the city’s top ten water consumers overnight, and the company plans [...] |
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Buyback Program Could Make Water Prices Skyrocket |
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AUSTRALIA, Feb. 28 (ABC News) — The Federal Opposition’s environment spokeswoman says the Rudd Government’s plans to buy water from Murray irrigators will threaten the industry.Read more here. |
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Olympics ‘threat to water supply’ |
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The diversion of water for the Beijing Olympics threatens the livelihoods of millions of people, a senior Chinese government official has said.Read more here. |
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The Himalayas With one-fifth of the world’s population relying on seasonal Himalayan melting, the disappearance of the Third Pole is already giving off warning signs.
Bottomless Precedent: Global Oil Problems Big spills and bigger damage to people and water resources around the globe
Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis Counting down the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis captured by a GlobeScan and SustainAbility poll.
Bulk Water Exports As demand for freshwater increases globally, a few companies and water-rich countries envision water shipped in large tankers.
Water + Climate It's evident - without water as part of the equation, there can be no long-term solution to climate change.
The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates Across the country there is wide variation in use and price for water consumption in major urban areas.
Industrial Transformation in an Era of Water Scarcity Acute water shortages will change strategy, business operations.
Coal Ash: Toxic Water Dirty Legacy Contaminates Groundwater of an Indiana Town
Tracking the Asian Carp Asian carp have become the poster children of potential threats to the Great Lakes.
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Yunnan China: Water Crisis Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China's vulnerable freshwater supply.
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Patagonia's Hydropower Dilemma In Chile's Trackless Mountain Wilderness, A Clash Between Pristine Rivers and Hydropower Prospects.
The Biggest Dry: Australia The grievous consequences of drought and global warming are more visible and dangerous in Australia than in any other industrialized nation.
Niger Delta: War on Water Thousands Search for Fresh Water, Food in a Monumentally Contaminated War Zone
Water: The Top Global Priority International Circle of Blue | GlobeScan survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern.
