Chinese city plans to pump water from Russia
CHINA IS reportedly considering plans to build a 1000km pipeline to pump water all the way from Siberia to its drought-stricken northwest. | Read more
View ArticlePolluting of rivers must be stopped, says OECD
POLLUTION of waterways by agriculture must be tackled to protect the world's fresh water, the OECD is warning.
View ArticleRecycled water could be key to sustainable development
BY 2025, absolute water scarcity will be a daily reality for an estimated 1.8 billion people. | Read more
View ArticleThere's another climate change story ... and it starts with water
IN THIS TIME of reckless US action, it's crucial to shift the narrative beyond despair over fossil fuels and look at water as a primary tool of climate control. | Read more
View ArticleVital groundwater being depleted faster than ever
Vast quantities of groundwater are used in Pakistan to irrigate crops such as rice | Abbrar Cheema By ALEX KIRBY | China, the world's most populous country, doubled within just 10 years its use of...
View ArticleGLUCKMAN REPORT: It's clear our rivers need help
The Clarence NEW ZEALAND's waterways are in trouble and climate change is making it worse, the Prime Minister's chief science adviser is warning.
View ArticleClean water should be affordable to everyone
ASK SOMEONE in Flint, Michigan, or São Paolo, Brazil — the list of cities rocked by water disasters seems to grow each day — how much safe, clean water is worth. | Read more
View ArticleAntarctica is swimming with rivers, lakes and ponds
A 130-metre-wide waterfall drains meltwater from the Nansen Ice Shelf into the ocean | Stuart Rankin By TIM RADFORD | Scientists poring over military and satellite imagery have mapped the...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: Our water quality is getting worse
WATER QUALITY in New Zealand's rivers is getting worse, says an official government report out today - and there's yet another warning that the country is running up against its environmental limits.
View ArticleGovernment agrees dairying can't keep growing
THE GOVERNMENT is publicly acknowledging that the dairy industry is running into environmental limits.
View ArticleClimate change will alter flow of the Nile
Displaced people collecting water on the banks of the River Nile, South Sudan | Geoff Pugh By TIM RADFORD | A 5000-year-old problem is about to get much more problematic. Climate change will make it...
View ArticleAmazon dams plan is set to cost the Earth
The Balbina dam on the Amazon … dams can damage river systems irreparably. By TIM RADFORD | A massive increase in hydropower from a series of planned Amazon dams could harm the world's most important...
View ArticleHow to turn $1 into $3: Plant the waterways
EVERY DOLLAR spent on planting New Zealand's waterways would pay returns of at least $3.
View ArticleWATER WARNING: The world is drinking microplastic fibres
MICROPLASTIC contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health.
View ArticleWAR AND WARMING: A great waterway comes under threat
HYDROLOGISTS and climate scientists have just calculated the future of one of the world's most celebrated waterways, the River Jordan. Their conclusion is that the outlook is poor − and getting poorer.
View ArticleOn a parched planet, nations look to the clouds
TO COPE with worsening heat and drought, countries from the United States to China are turning to "cloud seeding" to boost rainfall.
View ArticleChanging climate threatens our water systems
MUCH OF New Zealand's $20 billion worth of stormwater and wastewater systems will not cope with the impacts of climate change, an expert is warning.
View ArticleDrought city's telltale map puts pressure on water users
Cape Town's public pools are busy THE LATEST weapon in Cape Town's water saving arsenal is a map that exposes private meter readings to public scrutiny.
View ArticleCities most likely to run out of drinking water (like Cape Town)
CAPE TOWN is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running out of drinking water.
View ArticleWhat Day Zero means to Cape Town
DAY ZERO in Cape Town is when most of the city's water taps will be switched off.
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