HotSpots H2O, March 5: Spotlight on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia is building a mega-dam along the Nile River, and the ambitious project is straining relations with downstream Egypt.
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The Stream, January 29: Oceans Reached Record-High Temperatures in 2017, Data Shows
The Global Rundown Researchers conclude that 2017 was the hottest year on record for earth’s oceans. Residents in Haiti implore the international community for help in obtaining clean drinking water. The risk of disease in coral reefs is increasing due to plastic pollution, a study finds. Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan will meet on Monday to […]
HotSpots H2O, January 23: Iran Follows Alarming Pattern of Water Crisis
Skirmishes over water begin in Cape Town, South Africa, as the city approaches “Day Zero.”
Hotspots H2O, January 16: Drought Continues to Hinder Kenya
Consecutive years of failed rains continue to plague Kenya.
The Stream, January 3: A Quarter of the Earth Could Soon Become Arid, Study Finds
The Global Rundown Bone-chilling temperatures cause water issues across the U.S. The Ethiopian government finalizes plans to bring sewerage systems to several major cities. The U.S. government contemplates shrinking major marine monuments to allow expansion of commercial fishing. Egypt hopes to eliminate Sudan from contentious talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. A quarter of […]
HotSpots H2O, January 2: Sand Mining Stirs Controversy in India
Communities in Bolivia use GPS equipment to resolve water and land-sharing conflicts.
HotSpots H2O, December 26: Yemen Cholera Cases Top 1 Million
Thousands of Somali refugees return to drought and conflict in their home country after being forced out of Kenya’s Dadaab camp.
HotSpots H2O, December 5: Mexicali Farmers Fear U.S. Brewery Will Jeopardize Their Water Supply
Clan conflicts over grazing land simmer among pastoralists in Somalia.
U.S. Government Releases First Global Water Strategy
Report identifies water priorities in foreign policy. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue To coordinate its response to floods, droughts, disease, and other water challenges whose political and economic consequences leap borders the Trump administration submitted the federal government’s first global water strategy. Ordered by Congress in 2014, the strategy lays out four goals: increase […]
The Stream, August 7: A Year After Olympics, Rio de Janeiro Water Quality Still Struggles
The Global Rundown Water pollution in the rivers and bays of Rio de Janeiro remains a stubborn problem a year after Brazil hosted the Olympic Games. Researchers in Europe warn, by the end of the century, thousands of people could die each year from extreme weather linked to climate change. Confusion over pictures showing water […]
India’s Toxic Trail of Tears
An unending legacy of poisoning, pollution, and chemical pain.
Federal Water Tap, May 15: EPA Bristol Bay Settlement Reopens Mine Permitting Process
The Rundown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agrees to reconsider a copper mine in an Alaska watershed that feeds one of the world’s most productive salmon habitats. U.S. spy chief warns of water security threats in annual report to Congress. The Air Force provides bottled water to homes in Washington state whose wells were contaminated […]
