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- The Stream, February 18, 2020: United Kingdom Faces 200+ Flood Warnings as Storm Dennis Brings Severe WeatherThe Global Rundown Hundreds of flood warnings are in place in England, Wales, and Scotland as Storm Dennis brings severe weather to the UK. California once again wobbles on the edge of drought. An Iowa company hoping to withdraw and send 2 billion gallons of water to the western United States pulls its permit request. […]
- What’s Up With Water – February 17, 2020This is Eileen Wray-McCann for Circle of Blue. And 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 Australia, water levels in Sydney’s main drinking water reservoir surged to 78 percent of capacity after a week of torrential rainfall in the state […]
- Federal Water Tap, February 17: Planet’s Hottest January Ever Measured, NOAA FindsThe Rundown Water legislation introduced in Congress targets microplastic pollution, faulty septic systems, and buckled canals in California. The GAO recommends incorporating climate change planning into federally funded drinking water and sewer projects. The National Weather Service signals higher than normal flood risk this spring for the eastern Missouri River basin. Federal agencies are scheduled […]
- HotSpots H2O: Drowning In South Africa Sparks Riot Over Water ShortagesA young girl’s drowning in eastern South Africa this January aggravated existing frustrations over water supply in the parched nation. The post HotSpots H2O: Drowning In South Africa Sparks Riot Over Water Shortages appeared first on Circle of Blue.
- The Stream, February 14, 2020: Detroit City Council Asks Michigan Governor to Declare Public Health Crisis Over Water ShutoffsThe Global Rundown The Detroit City Council calls on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to declare a public health crisis over the city’s ongoing water shutoffs. This January was the hottest ever recorded across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The environmental fallout in the Gulf of Mexico from the 2010 Deepwater […]
- North Carolina Panel Approves Bailout for Indebted Sewer SystemCliffside Sanitary District, which serves around 75 customers, is under state control because of financial hardship. The post North Carolina Panel Approves Bailout for Indebted Sewer System appeared first on Circle of Blue.
- The Stream, February 13, 2020: Low Winter Precipitation in California Could Intensify Wildfire RiskThe Global Rundown A shortage of winter precipitation in California could heighten summertime wildfire risk. Several days of torrential rainfall in Alabama cause millions of gallons of sewage overflow. Scientists propose enclosing the North Sea with two giant dams in an effort to protect 25 million Europeans from rising sea levels. New Zealand threatens legal […]
- The Stream, February 18, 2020: United Kingdom Faces 200+ Flood Warnings as Storm Dennis Brings Severe Weather
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