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About Kayla Ritter

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

Entries by Kayla Ritter

HotSpots H2O: Floods, Sanctions, and Shortages Deluge Iran

May 6, 2019/in HotSpots H2O, WEF/by Kayla Ritter

The Trump administration announced last week that it will no longer provide sanction exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran, a move that could hurt Iran’s economy and impair its capacity to respond to devastating floods that rampaged through the county just weeks ago. Iran’s oil exports have already fallen by half since the U.S. […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, May 3: UN Delegates Negotiate Global PFAS Ban; China Requests PFOS Exemption

May 3, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown China seeks an exemption as the United Nations moves to ban some PFAS compounds. The first major rainfall in a year arrives along parts of Australia’s parched Darling River. India orders the evacuation of 1.2 million people ahead of a fast-moving cyclone. Volunteers step up to help victims of Iran’s recent floods. […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, May 2: Long-Term Exposure to California Drinking Water Could Cause Increased Cancer Risk, Study Warns

May 2, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown A new report warns that contaminants in California drinking water could be the cause of 15,500 new cancer cases. Several cyclone-hit communities in Mozambique remain unreached as heavy rains continue. Residents in New South Wales, Australia, allege that bottled water companies are illegally extracting groundwater. A new study finds that extreme rainfall […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, May 1: El Niño Drought Disrupts Shipping in Panama Canal

May 1, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown Drought hampers shipping in the Panama Canal as water levels fall. U.S. Democrats and President Donald Trump agree to spend $2 trillion on roads, water, and other infrastructure projects. Volunteers and military personnel work to protect homes as floodwaters swamp eastern Canada. Food insecurity looms for more than 2 million people in […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, April 30: Washington D.C. Plans to Revamp or Remove All Flood-Prone Buildings

April 30, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown Washington D.C. announces plans to overhaul its flood-prone buildings. Flooding and landslides in Indonesia leave at least 29 people dead. A quarter of wells in drought-stricken Karnataka, India, have gone dry. Access to drinking water a key concern in Mozambique, where Cyclone Kenneth made landfall late last week. Fines for air and […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

HotSpots H2O: Worsening Drought and Conflict Loom in Southeast Asia

April 29, 2019/in HotSpots H2O/by Kayla Ritter

More than 66 million Southeast Asians had their lives disrupted by drought in the past three decades.

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, April 26: Strongest Cyclone Ever to Hit Mozambique Makes Landfall

April 26, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest cyclone ever to hit Mozambique, makes landfall. Water plays a key role in India’s sprawling general election. Ongoing flood conditions in the midwestern United States stall fertilizer shipments. Wildfires break out in parched areas of Europe. Despite assurances that the water in Flint, Michigan, is safe, many residents […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, April 25: Torrential Downpour in South Africa Leaves 60 Dead, Hundreds Displaced

April 25, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown Flooding and landslides sweep through eastern South Africa, leaving 60 dead. Unprecedented rainfall rejuvenates marshlands in Iraq. Herders in Mali rely on satellite imagery to find watering holes. Another cyclone barrels toward Mozambique. A new report warns that government intervention is needed to avoid intensifying drought in Southeast Asia. “Water is life […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, April 24: Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet Accelerating, Data Shows

April 24, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown The Greenland Ice Sheet has lost a staggering amount of freshwater in recent decades, data shows. The Midwestern United States continues to feel the impact of recent flooding. Shipping slows on Germany’s Rhine River as water levels drop. Australia’s Coalition refers controversial Murray-Darling Basin water buybacks to the country’s auditor general. Prolific […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

The Stream, April 23: Flint Residents Can Sue EPA Over Water Crisis, U.S. Judge Rules

April 23, 2019/in The Stream/by Kayla Ritter

The Global Rundown A federal judge rules that the city of Flint, Michigan, can sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to quickly intervene in the Flint water crisis. Australian lawmakers call for a royal commission to investigate controversial Murray-Darling Basin water buybacks. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) allots $118.2 million to Mozambique […]

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

New Zealand Waterways Fouled by Farm Runoff, Tourist Waste

April 23, 2019/in Algae Blooms, Conservation / Environmental Restoration, Drinking Water, Pacific, Pollution, Water Management, Water News, Water Quality, WEF/by Kayla Ritter

Pesticides, trash, and heavy metals litter New Zealand’s waterways.

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter

HotSpots H2O: California Water District Sues to Stop Colorado Drought Plan

April 22, 2019/in HotSpots H2O, WEF/by Kayla Ritter

The Imperial Irrigation District, an influential agency on the Colorado River, sued to halt a basinwide drought plan.

Kayla Ritter is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied International Relations and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is currently based in Manton, Michigan. Kayla enjoys running, writing, and traveling. Contact Kayla Ritter