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What's Up With Water - November 15, 2022 by Circle Of Blue

Diplomats, business leaders, and environmental advocates have gathered in Egypt for two weeks of international climate talks. As climate change fuels extreme weather, children are bearing devastating impacts. In the United States, the iconic Mississippi River has fallen to near-record lows, and a group of Mayors in the river basin is seeking federal assistance.

What's Up WIth Water - November 1, 2022 by Circle Of Blue

What's Up With Water - October 25, 2022 by Circle Of Blue

What’s Up With Water – your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.

What's Up With Water - October 11, 2022 by Circle Of Blue

Bad tasting and polluted tap water are not just infrastructure problems.

Brett Walton sits down with chief correspondent Keith Schneider to discuss key findings from "Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms,” Circle of Blue’s trail-blazing report on causes, impediments, and cures for harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes region.

What's Up With Water - September 20, 2022 by Circle Of Blue

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers what to expect at COP27, new research on the link between water and the fossil fuel industry in Texas, and an update on Jackson, Mississippi's failing water system. Find a full transcript to this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-wsf

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers extreme weather's toll in Pakistan, Mississippi's dual water crises, and a legislative win for affordable water in California. Find a full transcript for this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-wpW

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers drought in China, stalled Colorado River negotiations, and lawsuits over flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Find a full transcript to this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-woK

Without additional cuts, federal forecast projects Lake Mead to continue its decline in next two years. Read the story: https://bit.ly/3c56Jb5

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers a potential catastrophic winter storm in California and new research that revealed what may be causing high case numbers of pediatric cancer in Pennsylvania. Plus, Circle of Blue breaks down the latest water cuts in the Colorado River basin. Find a full transcript of this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-wn1

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers extreme heat and drought across Europe. Plus, Circle of Blue reports on the aftermath of catastrophic flooding in some of the poorest counties in the United States. Find a full transcript of this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-wkO

Curtis Riganti, climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center, speaks with Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue reporting intern, about the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map.

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers the state of Australia's environment and a record-breaking heat wave across Europe. Plus, Circle of Blue reports on the enduring allure of big water supply pipelines in the drying American West. Find a full transcript for this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-wf8

As the western drylands grow thirstier, some are seeking to revive an old tactic that is becoming increasingly risky. They want to build water pipelines to tap remote groundwater basins and reservoirs to supply growing metropolitan areas or vulnerable rural towns. Read the full story: https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/world/big-water-pipelines-an-old-pursuit-still-alluring-in-drying-west/

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers a setback to the environmental rights of nature in Florida and a recent lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Plus, Circle of Blue breaks down the top five must-know facts about drought in the American West. Find a full transcript of this episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-wd8

This week's episode of What's Up With Water covers how states in the American West are coping with a drying Colorado River and a nearly-completed water pipeline project in Israel to combat water scarcity. Find a full transcript of this week's episode here: https://wp.me/p7hOyy-waT