The Stream, December 29: China Designs ‘Sponge Cities’ to Combat Flooding
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A 25-year report on Caribbean waters finds…
The Stream, December 28: Lower Himalayas of India and Nepal Face Water Crisis
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Rising ocean temperatures and poor waste…
Cape Town’s “Day Zero” Approaches
Local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 29, 2018.
The Stream, December 27: Bodies of Water in the Holy Land Shrink to Record Low Levels
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Thousands in Puerto Rico are still without…
Federal Water Tap, December 26: Lake Powell Pipeline Permitting Inches Forward
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Federal energy regulators approve the first step…
HotSpots H2O, December 26: Yemen Cholera Cases Top 1 Million
Thousands of Somali refugees return to drought and conflict in their home country after being forced out of Kenya’s Dadaab camp.
The Stream, December 25: Tropical Storm in Philippines Kills Over Two Hundred, Displaces Thousands
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Officials in Bangkok, Thailand, attempt to…
The Stream, December 22: Floods, Droughts, and Other Disasters Could Drive One Million Migrants to Europe Each Year by 2100
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A United States federal judge rules that…
The Stream, December 21: Canada Plans to Tap Coastal Waters in Offshore Drilling Expansion
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A section of Alaska’s Kenai River fails…
The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
The Stream, December 20: Karachi, Pakistan Gripped by Water Shortages as “Mafia” Steals the City’s Water Supply
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Niagara Falls may receive $20 million to…
HotSpots H2O, December 19: Water Shortages Plague Iraq after Years of War
India and Pakistan race to build hydropower plants along the Neelum River.