Residents of Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital city, queued for water on Monday as rolling power outages aggravate the economic misery brought about by last year’s military coup. “We can use charcoal for cooking, but we can’t live without water,” said …
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced on Jan. 10 a $500 million project to divert water out of the South Platte River in Colorado to ensure his state gets its fair share. At a press conference, Ricketts proposed building a canal …
Brazilian authorities reported that at least 35,000 people have been displaced after the Igua and the Jussiape dams in the state of Bahia collapsed and caused massive flooding in the region. According to the civil protection agency Sudec, the Igua …
Facebook has pledged on Thursday to become a “water positive” company by 2030, seeking to restore more water than it consumes by its global operations. “The climate crisis demands urgent action from all of us. At Facebook, we’ve invested in …
The federal government has declared a water shortage on Monday in the Colorado River Basin for the first time, prompting mandatory water consumption cuts throughout the Southwest. The Bureau of Reclamation said in its August 2021 24-Month study that Lake …
The Spanish government launched an investigation after it was revealed that a power provider emptied two reservoirs amid a heatwave and drought to take advantage of exceptionally high electricity rates. The dams of Samora and Caceres in western Spain were …
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) reported that the Hyatt Powerplant at Lake Oroville has been shut down after water levels reached record lows. This week alone, Lake Oroville reached the lowest levels since September 1977, measuring 643.5 feet above …
Authorities in Iran have reported that a police officer was killed while another officer was injured in the protests over water shortages in Khuzestan province. The police officer was the third one killed after two civilians, 18-year-old Ghasem Khozeiri and …
Protests over water shortages in Khuzestan, southwest Iran have left two dead. Khuzestan residents were angry over the water shortages that caused blackouts and halted agriculture in the region and launched rallies across the county. “During the rally, rioters shot …
China’s water ministry reported that two dams collapsed in Hulunbuir city, Inner Mongolia due to heavy rainfall on Sunday. The water ministry said that 87 millimeters of rain fell in Hulunbuir over the weekend while 223 millimeters were recorded at …