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The Stream, July 20, 2022: Flooding Spurs Climate Anxiety, Disease and Death in the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Constant flooding in Australia is taking a toll on residents’ mental health. Also in Australia, a new report reveals severe environmental deterioration over the last five years. Flash floods in China leaves at least a dozen dead and displaces thousands. Officials in the Indian state of Telangana prepare for a surge in […]
The Stream, March 9, 2022: A New Study Reveals the Disproportionate Impact of Climate Disasters on People of Color in North Carolina
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Pakistan and India meet for annual water sharing discussions. Communities of color in North Carolina faced higher risk of gastrointestinal illness after two major hurricanes, a study found. Nearly all schools in one New Jersey county tested positive for lead in drinking water supplies, data reveals. The British government orders water companies […]
The Stream, October 6, 2021: PFAS Levels Are High In Massachusetts Town’s Surface Water, Report Finds
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Some residents in a South African municipality stage protests over chronic water outages. Water contamination in a village in India kills six people and puts hundreds in the hospital. A hydrologist in Massachusetts finds PFAS contamination in over 20 local bodies of water. A new report calls for more transparency from Australia’s […]
The Stream, October 1, 2021: Australia’s Senate Rejects Proposal For New Murray Darling Basin Management Plan
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, the long-term impacts of wildfires threaten water supplies and California’s second-largest reservoir reaches record lows. A new report reveals inequality in water infrastructure investment in the United States. Four West African countries sign a first-of-its-kind agreement to manage water in the region’s largest aquifer basin. Flood insurance premiums […]
The Stream, August 24, 2021: As Fuel Crisis Continues, Two-Thirds of Lebanon Face Water Shortages
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Four million people in Lebanon could face a water shortage as a fuel crisis causes rolling blackouts. Hurricanes Henri and Grace batter the S. East Coast and Mexico, respectively. New research out of Australia finds that water levels on the southern part of the Murray Darling Basin are rapidly declining. Egypt is […]
The Stream, July 13, 2021: Thousands Evacuate Sichuan After Heavy Rains Cause Flooding
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Thousands are evacuated from the Chinese province of Sichuan due to flooding. Heavy rains flood villages in north Bihar, India, cutting them off from metropolitan cities and aid. First Nations groups in Australia plead the federal government to distribute $40 million promised to them in 2018 for to buy water. Applications open […]
The Stream, July 8, 2021: Dams in California Hurt Ability of Streamside Trees to Adapt to Climate Change
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Intensively managed dams and canals in California are weakening streamside trees’ ability to adapt to a changing climate. Saudi Arabia supports Egypt and Sudan amid negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. A federal appeals court refuses to intervene in the Flint drinking water crisis case after groups accused the presiding judge […]
Like Developing Nations, Texas Confronts Lingering Water Crisis
More than 1,100 water suppliers affected, nearly half the state’s residents scavenge for clean water
The Stream, December 16, 2020: The Murray Darling Basin Plan Needs Major Adaptations By 2026
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The Murray-Darling Basin Authority reveals that the plan for the Australian basin needs to account for more frequent dry periods. The U.S. Supreme Court sides with New Mexico in a dispute over a decades-old water sharing compact. A new federally funded water infrastructure plan on Arizona’s Hopi reservation could bring clean […]
The Stream, December 4, 2020: U.K’s Response to Water Pollution Incidents Declines During Pandemic
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The Environment Agency in the United Kingdom is responding to less reports of water pollution during the Covid-19 pandemic. India announces a potential plan to build a dam on the Brahmaputra river just days after China releases plans to build a dam just upstream. Over half of waterways in Iowa remain […]
The Stream, September 25, 2020: Houston Debates Storm Surge Barrier
The Global Rundown Recent near disastrous hurricanes in Houston, Texas have brought back up a decades-old debate about building a storm surge barrier. Hurricane Beta is the third hurricane to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in a month. A study in the Kansas River will help water-resource manages effectively respond to environmental disasters. Legislation to […]
