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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Drought in South America offers a glimpse into a future shaped by climate change. Plastic pollution is building up in the Great Lakes. The construction of thousands of homes in the United Kingdom is being delayed by concerns over water quality. Low river levels in Newfoundland, Canada, could have lasting impacts on […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, low water levels on Montana rivers force farmers to change their irrigation practices and billionaires in California have the power to protect themselves from drought. The state of Michigan announced it will provide residents of Benton Harbor with bottled water and water filters after elevated levels of lead […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Sustainable urban planning may solve Mexico City’s water woes. Environmental activists in Benton Harbor, Michigan, are urging the EPA to replace thousands of lead service lines throughout the city. Lebanon’s water crisis is worsening as its economy crumbles. Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Iranian dams are cutting off water supplies into Iraq. Water overflowing from India’s Ganga River floods a major highway. A new report suggests consolidating water and sewer systems in Baltimore, Maryland, to lower costs and improve infrastructure. Rescue teams search for a number of missing people in Germany who were swept away […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water scarcity leads to armed conflict between cattle ranchers and fisherman in Cameroon. After intense flooding in provinces along the Black Sea, the death toll in Turkey rises to more than 60. Tropical Storm Fred is set to make landfall in Florida. Haiti braces for Tropical Depression Grace in the wake of […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Detroit residents reject a proposal to implement income-based water rates. A water utility in the United Kingdom discharged wastewater into a protected river for more than three years. In an attempt to mitigate drought, Australia will build a massive desalination plant in Belmont, New South Wales. A new study highlights the importance […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A newly approved restoration plan will improve watershed health and water quality in New Mexico. More than half of rainwater harvesting systems in Gurugram, India, that have been checked in the last two weeks are clogged and dysfunctional, an internal report finds. Monsoon rains displace more than 200,000 people inside Bangladesh’s refugee […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds that planting trees in Europe could offset CO2 emissions and help the continent adapt to worsening drought conditions. A water utility in the United Kingdom faces charges for deliberately dumping sewage into protected coastal waters for years. Hawaii confronts unusually dry conditions after its wettest winter in three […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Tropical Storm Claudette brings heavy rain to Alabama, parts of North Carolina, and other southern U.S. states. A UK utility will construct a major sewer pipeline to reduce flood risk for locals. A desalination plant in Dubai increases its production capacity as demand for water continues to rise. A UN report calls […]
Listen to the May 3, 2021 edition of What’s Up With Water.
