Millions of people rely on the Colorado River, but the climate crisis is causing the river to dry up, putting many at risk of “severe water shortages,” according to new research, as The Guardian reported. Longer periods of drought and rising temperatures have decreased the river’s annual flow by 20 percent compared to the last […]
New documents show that government officials for New South Wales were warned six months ago that Sydney’s water levels would reach emergency levels after the Australian summer and they should act immediately, as The Guardian reported. Officials who saw the document looked at historical trends and used the 1939 drought as a model course of […]
Sometimes our drinking water systems experience dangerous failures, such as the Flint lead poisoning disaster that made major news beginning in 2014. But outside those headline grabbing crises, how safe is our drinking. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group wants to help you answer that question. It has collected all the water-quality information that utilities in […]
The unprecedented drought that has caused a water crisis in Zimbabwe has now claimed the life of at least 55 elephants since September, according to a wildlife spokesman, as CNN reported. The deaths occurred in Zimbabwe’s largest national park, Hwange National Park, a game park. Some died while searching for water, others by residents of […]
By Anne-Sophie Brändlin October 16 marks World Food Day this year, a day celebrated every year by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). World Food Day is a call to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible for everyone, while nurturing the planet at the same time. But how can this be […]
By Will Sarni It is far too easy to view scarcity and poor quality of water as issues solely affecting emerging economies. While the images of women and children fetching water in Africa and a lack of access to water in India are deeply disturbing, this is not the complete picture. The city of Flint, […]
The 2 million residents of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, and its surrounding areas found themselves without water on Monday and Tuesday when the authorities abruptly shut down the city’s main water treatment plant, raising fears of cholera outbreaks and other water borne diseases, as the AP reported. Zimbabwe’s crumbling economy has left the local government without […]
By Charlotte Edmond Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad last year that there were competitions to see who could wash their shirts the least. Restaurants and businesses were encouraging people not to flush after going to the toilet. The city was just 90 days away from turning off the taps. WWF – SA A […]
Michigan prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against government officials involved in the Flint water crisis Thursday, citing concerns about the investigation they had inherited from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) appointed by former Attorney General Bill Schuette, CNN reported. “We cannot provide the citizens of Flint the investigation they rightly deserve by continuing to […]
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