Rainy Tennessee Copes with Valley of Ashes

What happens when the earth gives way? Residents and authorities in eastern Tennessee struggle to answer this very question, as 5.4 million cubic yards of spilled coal ash seep into nearby waterways, block roads and flood neighborhoods. Read more

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Glaciers Adrift: Climate Change Comes to Nepal

KYANGJIN GOMPA, Nepal — Deep in the Himalayas, far from factories and industrial infrastructure, lives Rinjin Dorje Lama. From early in his childhood, he has been watching the world’s weather change from his doorstep. Read more

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Three Gorges Dam Causes Havoc as Water Levels Rise

BEIJING — The hydroelectric feat that displaced over a million people is pushing its maximum water level and should reach it next year. The reservoir’s slopes, however, are already beginning to erode — causing numerous landslides. Read more

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Pass the Water: African Leaders Suggest Sharing Resources

SIRTE, Libya — With many African countries feeling the effects of climate change, government leaders decided at a water conference in Libya that cooperation is key. Read more

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Florida Passes U.S. Sugar Purchase

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — The board of the South Florida Water Management District just passed a deal to buy around 300 square acres of land from U.S. Sugar. Read more

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Going against the Flow: India, Bangladesh worry China may Divert Water from Tibet

BANGALORE — As China becomes increasingly stressed for water, it comes closer to slaking its thirst with Tibet’s Yalong Tsangpo River, known in India as the Brahmaputra. Read more

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Global Trends 2025: Water shortages threaten food security, energy supply and geopolitical stability

The word on the world is out and, water-wise, it is far from encouraging. Read more

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Pakistan takes India water row to World Bank

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan reports that India diverted a significant volume of water from the river Chenab to its Baglihar dam. Read more

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Three billion without water by 2080

U.N. experts predict global water shortages could triple in effect by 2080 — leaving some 3.2 billion people without clean water. Read more

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Figures find fewer British beaches bathable

Beaches in England greet swimmers with water not as clean as two years ago. Since 2006, the percentage of safe water bodies has decreased from 99 to 97 percent. Read more

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