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News tag: International

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India and Pakistan tension escalates with suspension of historic water treaty

The Conversation – Global The 1960 treaty splits the management of the transnational Indus River basin between the two countries. India gained full rights over the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, […]

Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

The Conversation – Africa Water pollution in South Africa, as in other developing countries, poses a significant health and economic threat. South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation’s 2023 Blue […]

Mexico and US reach deal on Rio Grande water sharing

ABC News Mexico and the United States said Monday they had reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers […]

Why Kinshasa keeps flooding – and why it’s not just about the rain

The Conversation – Africa The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent […]

How the biggest flood in the history of the Earth created the Mediterranean

National Geographic While evidence for the flood is still accumulating, this is the scientist’s best picture yet of what’s likely the largest flood in the history of the Earth.   […]

What We Can Learn from Water, a Great Force of Life

The Free Press All forms of life have a relationship with water. Water droplets in our breath connect us intimately, as we learned during the pandemic. Nishnaabeg think of water […]

Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved

The Guardian Ice is highly effective at reflecting solar radiation back into space, so when the region’s floes and glaciers start to disintegrate and disappear, more and more of the […]

No glaciers left: this country just made climate history

Futura Venezuela’s final glacier, Humboldt Glacier, was officially declared gone by researchers from the Cryosphere Climate Initiative just a few months ago. They reported it now spans only two tiny […]

Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms-Instead of Dumping into a River

Good News Network After 10 years of planning and AUD$120 million in investments, one of Australia’s fastest-growing areas will be diverting 500 million gallons of treated wastewater from being dumped […]

Earth Day 2025: The intersection of renewable energy and the water sector

Smart Water Magazine Water and energy are inextricably linked. The production, treatment, and distribution of water require substantial amounts of energy. Conversely, water resources are increasingly being harnessed for energy […]

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