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The Global Rundown Despite improvements in groundwater levels, Jakarta, Indonesia, continues to sink. The death toll from Typhoon Hagibis rises to 66 in Japan. Data shows that Swiss glaciers are melting at record rates. Michigan proposes a bill that would require filtered water at all schools and daycares. Farmers in Australia urge the government to develop […]
IPCC special report describes mounting disaster risks that connect mountains and polar regions to oceans.
I’m Eileen Wray-McCann for Circle of Blue. This is What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water, made possible by support from people like you. In India, monsoon rains have brought drought relief to southern and eastern parts of the country. Accuweather reported that, although the seasonal storms have been unusually slow […]
The melting of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region will alter water supplies for a quarter of the planet’s people.
The Global Rundown Heavy rainfall in Townsville, Queensland, forces officials to open a dam and flood 2,000 homes. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says California and Arizona failed to fully complete Colorado River drought plans before the January 31 deadline. A study warns about dangers to rivers and crops in Asia as Himalayan glaciers melt. […]
The Global Rundown The Gaza Strip may become uninhabitable next year due to a devastated water supply, experts warn. Nearly half of wells in southwest Wisconsin are contaminated by bacteria or chemicals, a study finds. Melting of glaciers in the “third pole” threatens Asia’s water supply. Researchers study the long-term impacts of conservation tillage on […]
The Global Rundown The Southwest U.S. may be heading for a “mega-drought.” A new dam on the Mekong River may threaten the critically-endangered Irrawaddy dolphin. The United Nations appeals for $2.7 billion in aid to bring food, water, and medicine to refugees of South Sudan. Glacial melt depletes water supplies across the globe, a new […]
The National Climate Assessment is meant to inform U.S. leaders about changes to land, water, and air from a warming planet.
The Global Rundown Glacier melt in western China increases, threatening the water supply of 1.8 billion people. Tests results following a massive fish die-off in Iraq’s Euphrates River show high levels of bacteria and heavy metals in the waterway. Scientists fear that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest will disrupt the global water supply cycle. Equipment […]
Lima, Peru, is at high risk for water shortages.
