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The Global Rundown The United States ranks among the top 10 countries for pollution-related death according to a report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. Saudi Arabia gives $140 million in loans to Ethiopia, some of which will go toward improving Ethiopia’s water supply. A new study warns that lithium from the batteries […]
The Global Rundown Data published by the World Resources Institute shows that a quarter of the earth’s population is close to running out of water. Kalamazoo, Michigan, receives a $1.6 million grant to aid residents with PFAS-contaminated wells. Water ministers in Australia agree to let an independent party investigate allegations of water-theft in the Murray-Darling […]
The Global Rundown The water system of Paradise, California, which was tainted after a wildfire swept through the town, could cost $300 million to replace. The United Nations helps Malawian refugees displaced by Cyclone Idai return home. Flood-hit Iran receives a massive aid donation from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Quebec, Canada, braces […]
Eileen Wray-McCann, for Circle of Blue, and here’s What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water. This Week’s Key Water Stories From Around The Globe. In the United States, Arizona lawmakers approved a short-term plan for cutting water use from the Colorado River. Governor Doug Ducey signed the agreement six hours before […]
The Global Rundown Arizona approves a Colorado River drought contingency plan on the eve of the federal deadline. A royal commission into Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin Plan finds evidence of maladministration, negligence, and unlawful actions. Brazilian mining company Vale shuts down 10 dams similar to the structure that collapsed last Friday. Three nonprofit groups sue the […]
Brine production is 50 percent higher than was assumed, UN study finds.
The Global Rundown A child dies every five seconds worldwide, according to the United Nations, largely due to inadequate water, sanitation, and nutrition. Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence breach a handful of hog manure lagoons and drown millions of chickens in North Carolina. The Iraqi government warns that the country is losing five percent of its […]
Raw sewage and industrial wastewater contaminated with metals and chemicals irrigate much of the India’s food.
The Global Rundown NASA predicts widespread water scarcity after a study shows freshwater decline in 19 global hotspots. Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan agree to study the impact of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. A leaked report warns that the construction of Cambodia’s largest dam could devastate the Mekong River. The Zambian government levies fees […]
The Global Rundown A dam in Kenya’s Rift Valley bursts after weeks of heavy rain, killing at least 47 people. Puerto Rico rations water, food, and other supplies in preparation for the Atlantic hurricane season. Mexico and the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada are likely to see cutbacks in water supply from the Colorado […]
The Global Rundown The U.S. Supreme Court rejects an attempt by states and environmental groups to overturn the EPA’s “water transfers rule.” Farmers in drought-stricken Malawi use a mixture of sugar and fish soup to fight pests. Cape Town’s Department of Water and Sanitation attempts to access the last 10 percent of water in the […]
The Rundown In early November 2017, Saudi Arabia placed a crippling import blockade on war-torn Yemen. For several weeks the blockade halted food and fuel from entering the country. At the height of the blockade, fuel for pumping water ran out in nine cities, leaving 2.5 million Yemenis without access to clean water. In mid-December, […]
