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HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

by Laura Gersony December 13, 2021March 8, 2025

Drought

The Year in Water, 2021

by Brett Walton December 9, 2021March 13, 2025

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HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change

by Laura Gersony December 6, 2021March 8, 2025

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HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest

by Laura Gersony November 22, 2021March 9, 2025

HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine

by Laura Gersony November 15, 2021March 10, 2025

HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: World Spending on Climate Adaptation Must Increase Five- or Tenfold

by Laura Gersony November 8, 2021March 10, 2025

HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: The Philippines’ Largest Wetland Faces Prospect of Drilling

by Laura Gersony November 1, 2021March 10, 2025

HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: Flooding Is Latest Strain on South Sudan

by Laura Gersony October 25, 2021March 8, 2025

HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: As Famine Looms in East Africa, Humanitarian Groups Call for Urgent Action

by Laura Gersony October 18, 2021March 10, 2025

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HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: New Report Urges Policymakers to ‘Wake Up to the Looming Water Crisis’

by Laura Gersony October 11, 2021March 10, 2025

HotSpots H2O

HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink

by Laura Gersony October 4, 2021March 10, 2025

Conflict

Dam Battles Converge on Cambodia’s 3S Rivers

by Circle of Blue September 15, 2021March 10, 2025

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Glen Canyon Dam Faces Its Existential Moment

Iconic structure becomes Colorado River’s biggest water chokepoint.

April 29, 2026

Senate Overturns Ban On Mining Near Boundary Waters Wilderness

Chilean company clears first of many hurdles to open underground mine.

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Stalled Farm Bill, Slashed Grants Undercut Farmers’ Water Protection Efforts

Ahead of a new growing season, canceled federal grants and policy gridlock threaten progress on flooding, runoff, and water pollution

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

U.S. Government Orders Emergency Actions to Protect Glen Canyon Dam

Extraordinary moves in the struggling Colorado River basin could prompt historic lawsuits.

April 19, 2026April 22, 2026

War Threatens the Gulf’s Water Lifeline

Desalination plants are emerging as targets in military planning.

April 15, 2026April 22, 2026

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HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

The Year in Water, 2021

HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change

HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest

HotSpots H2O: In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine

HotSpots H2O: World Spending on Climate Adaptation Must Increase Five- or Tenfold

HotSpots H2O: The Philippines’ Largest Wetland Faces Prospect of Drilling

HotSpots H2O: Flooding Is Latest Strain on South Sudan

HotSpots H2O: As Famine Looms in East Africa, Humanitarian Groups Call for Urgent Action

HotSpots H2O: New Report Urges Policymakers to ‘Wake Up to the Looming Water Crisis’

HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink

Dam Battles Converge on Cambodia’s 3S Rivers

The world faces compounding crises.

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