Circle of Blue – Where Water Speaks
A powerful, overnight rainstorm in central Bosnia and Herzegovina has caused the country’s ‘worst flooding in years.’ River flows around the world fell to all-time lows last year, according to a new United Nations report. The amount of moss and plant life on Antarctica has increased tenfold over the past 40 years, as sea ice and snow continue to melt in a warming world.
The Stream, December 18, 2024: Extreme Weather, Flooding …
Dec 18, 2024 · YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN . The populations of more than 70 waterbird species in eastern Australia are down 50 percent compared to last year, a result attributed to wetland loss and drying rivers.; By 2050, one in four properties in England could be vulnerable to flooding as a result of both intense rain events and inadequate infrastructure.; For the fifth consecutive year, the number of global ...
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One Michigan County Tells the Story of a Nation Plagued By Water ...
Sep 24, 2020 · ALMA, Michigan — Murray Borrello, wearing khakis and a loose-fitting brown button-up, walked down a backroad during the summer of 2019 listening to the sounds of the woods. Water from the Pine River flowed slowly beneath him as he looked out over a bridge. “Oh, I hear a frog,” the Alma College geology and environmental studies professor said.
Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess
Nov 8, 2024 · Manure Pollution Documented. The state findings were consistent with those observed by area residents who’ve watched as Amish farmers piled manure in huge mounds, spread it on farm fields as fertilizer, and taken their own water samples that confirmed it polluted streams, lakes, and the St. Joseph River.
Flint Water Crisis - Circle of Blue
In April 2014, an ill-fated decision to switch water sources triggered a series of governance and infrastructure failures that contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan’s seventh largest city, with high levels of lead.
Federal Water Tap, November 25: White House Requests $98 …
Nov 25, 2024 · The Rundown. White House requests $98 billion to respond to disasters stretching back more than two years.; Bureau of Reclamation unveils five proposals to evaluate for Colorado River water supply.; EPA study finds a common water utility communication method does not prompt customers to take a requested action.; Senate releases its version of the farm bill. ...
Refresh - Circle of Blue
Jan 26, 2023 · Refresh. A Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges. This series explores the Clean Water Act’s shortcomings in the Great Lakes, and how the region can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years.
In Idaho Wilderness, A Clash Over Water Quality and National …
Dec 10, 2024 · A Damaged Landscape. Located on the edge of the Idaho backcountry, the Stibnite Mine is the centerpiece of a 125-year-old mining camp, declared a national historic site in 1987, and set at the headwaters of the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River.
Jul 15, 2014 · The resulting net water shortage of 1.6 million acre -feet will cause losses of $810 million in crop revenue and $203 million in dairy and other livestock value, plus additional groundwater pumping costs of $454