HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’

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Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific island nation.

HotSpots H2O: In Chile’s Lithium Mines, Climate and Environment Are Dueling Priorities

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A battle is brewing over the future of lithium, an essential component of the world’s transition to renewable energy.

Who Should Pay to Fix California’s Sunken Canals?

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Agribusiness and its proponents say repairs will benefit disadvantaged towns. Those residents disagree.

What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2021

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Listen to the 12/20/21 edition of What's Up With Water, your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.

HotSpots H2O: 100,000 Displaced as Water Scarcity Ignites Ethnic Clashes in Cameroon

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Climate change has made rainfall in the Sahel more variable, straining Cameroon’s agriculture industry and sparking ethnic tensions.

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

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Nearly half of water systems in the country’s Indigenous communities are considered to have substantial deficiencies.
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