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MEXICO CITY IS A PARCHED AND SINKING CAPITAL
Overseeing the city's water supply is Ramon Aguirre Diaz, director of the Water System of Mexico City, who is frank about the perils ahead... READ MORE›
MICHIGAN ORDERS FLINT HOSPITAL TO ADDRESS LEGIONELLA RISKS
Another 23.2 million has been contributed toward Flint's Great Lakes Water Authority payments... READ MORE›
CREWS RUSH TO REPAIR DAM CENTRAL TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LIFE
Over the weekend, the swollen lake spilled down the unpaved emergency spillway for nearly 40 hours, leaving it badly eroded... READ MORE›
WET WEATHER COULD CAUSE ISSUES FOR CREWS AT LAKE OROVILLE DAM
Several rainstorms could pose additional problems for crews scrambling to repair theA damaged emergency spillway at California's Lake Oroville Dam... READ MORE›
GATINEAU SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY DUE TO WATER DAMAGE
L'Ecole des Belles-Rives in Gatineau will be closed Monday as crews clean up significant water damage... READ MORE›
13 DEAD, THOUSANDS CAUGHT IN FLOODING IN CENTRAL INDONESIA
Rains often cause flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago where millions of people live in mountainous areas or on flood plains near rivers... READ MORE›
TEEN AMONG FOUR ARRESTED AFTER EXPLOSIVES SEIZED IN FRENCH LAB RAID
Two other men were arrested, a 33-year-old and a 26-year-old, along with the 16-year-old girl, according to the prosecutor's office, which handles terrorism investigations in France... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT BORROWING COULD SAVE IRISH WATER 14M EURO A YEAR, COMMITTEE TOLD
Irish Water would need 239 million euro from the state in 2017 if bills were not reintroduced and another 217 million euro in 2018, the committee was told... READ MORE›
MATT DAMON LEANS ON DAVOS DELEGATES TO SOLVE WORLDA??S WATER SHORTAGE
But that did not stop the Hollywood A-lister Matt Damon taking centre stage to launch a campaign to combat water scarcity... READ MORE›
PULLING CLEAN WATER FROM THIN AIR
The machine works well enough that it is now being heralded as lifeline for people throughout Chile and South America who need access to clean water... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN THAILAND FLOODS
Flooding from heavy rains hammering Thailand's south has left at least 18 people dead and thousands of villages partially submerged... READ MORE›
EUROPE SHIVERS IN NEW YEAR BIG FREEZE
The northern states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were among the worst hit, with water levels rising by almost 2 metres in some areas after heavy rainfall... READ MORE›
MELBOURNE WARNED OF BEACH POO HAZARD AFTER STORMS
The Environment Protection Authority EPA in Victoria is forecasting poor water quality at 21 of the 36 beaches it checks in Port Phillip Bay... READ MORE›
JAPANESE TOURIST TRAPPED IN CAR, SIX OTHERS MISSING IN NT FLOODS
He urged others not to cross flooded causeways, not enter flooded rivers ... READ MORE›
HOW NASA'S SPACE LASER MIGHT HELP SAVE THE WORLD
So only clear and sunny days were optimal for testing -- which proved problematic for the dark waters of the North Pole... READ MORE›
TRUMP REJECTS CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT MAR-A-LAGO COULD BE LOST TO THE SEA
Donald Trump shelled out 409,759 for property taxes in 2016 on Mar-a-Lago, his oceanfront club above billionaire's row in Palm Beach, Fla... READ MORE›
'WE DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THIS IS'
It all depends on the groundwater, the characteristics of the groundwater and the bedrock and everything... READ MORE›
FLOODING IN NORTH LONDON AS STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET IS SUBMERGED AFTER BURST WATER MAIN
A busy north London high street has been left under water after a burst water main caused severe flooding... READ MORE›
US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AVERTED WITH 11TH-HOUR BACKING FOR STOP-GAP SPENDING BILL
Democrats evoked President-elect Donald Trump, a hero in coal country, in pressing for more benefits, b ut Republicans were unrelenting... READ MORE›
ANCIENT WATER CHANNELS AND SEA ICE
The Great Salt Lake is the largest water body in the US after the Great Lakes... READ MORE›
HOW ONE YOUNG MAN IN NEPAL PROVED 2016 WASN'T COMPLETELY HOPELESS
'Aftershock Nepal's untold water story' was produced and directed by WaterAid's in-house film team... READ MORE›
DESPERATE MOSUL RESIDENTS OVERWHELM AID DELIVERY TRUCKS
Chaos erupted in eastern Mosul when hundreds of civilians overwhelmed aid trucks distributing food and water... READ MORE›
SINKHOLE SWALLOWS PART OF BUS AFTER FLOODING IN SOUTH LONDON
Earlier this month, a 20-metre sinkhole opened up in the centre of the Japanese city Fukuoka... READ MORE›
BROWN WATER, BEAVER BATTLE AMONG EARLY SIGNS OF WATER WOES
The brown water in the bathtub was the result of high levels of manganese that showed up after the water level in the city's reservoir dropped... READ MORE›
WATER PRECAUTIONS FOR HOMES NEAR MISSISSIPPI MILLS LAB TO CONTINUE, NRC SAYS
Water testing to continue for Mississippi Mills, Ont., homes near NRC fire lab... READ MORE›
'TERRIFIED' SMITHS FALLS RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS OVER CONTAMINATED WATER
Smiths Falls, Ont., residents fearful after water contaminated by fire... READ MORE›
ESPRESSO 3 WAYS THIS WEEK ON D IS FOR DINNER
For the steak salad rub the steak liberally with the espresso rub... READ MORE›
STANDING ROCK PIPELINE PROTESTERS REPELLED BY FORCE AT BRIDGE CROSSING
Video shows water cannon, and possibly tear gas, fired at protesters, who police estimated numbered about 400... READ MORE›
PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE AT DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
The sheriff's office said the protesters attempted to attack law enforcement barricades, demonstrating against the project they say threatens water resources and sacred tribal lands... READ MORE›
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'I JUST REMEMBER YELLING, HOW DO YOU DIE FROM DRINKING WATER,' SAYS MOTHER OF 23-YEAR-OLD LEANNE GERMAIN
Last February, doctors told Linda Kyrzyk a combination of thirst-inducing MDMA and drinking too much water caused her daughter Leanne Germain's brain to swell, killing her... READ MORE›
CANADIAN TOWN STEAMS OVER NESTLE BID TO CONTROL LOCAL SPRING WATER WELL
Activists in Centre Wellington plan to block Ontario pump tests after bottled-water makers overtook community's attempt to secure long-term water source... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 33 US CITIES USED WATER TESTING 'CHEATS' OVER LEAD CONCERNS
Forty-three cities provided information, and 33 of these used distortions in their water testing in the past decade... READ MORE›
ONCE-DREAMY HAITIAN BEACH TOWN PICKS UP THE PIECES AFTER HURRICANE MATTHEW
At least several hundred Haitians died in the storm, a number of them in Port Salut... READ MORE›
LEAD TAINTS DRINKING WATER IN HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS, DAY CARES ACROSS USA
Typically, schools are very responsive, said Roger Crouse, Maine's drinking water program director... READ MORE›
MAN DISSOLVED BY HOT SPRING AFTER SEEKING PLACE TO SWIM
When park officials arrived, portions of Colin Scott's head, upper torso and hands were visible in the hot spring... READ MORE›
'IT WAS TOO HOT, EVEN TO LEAVE HOME'
At least one settlement has even been built on land that used to be underwater, Ali says... READ MORE›
PORTUGAL TO LEVY SUGAR TAX ON SOFT DRINKS IN 2017
World health organisation urges all countries to tax sugary drinks... READ MORE›
OIL, EARTHQUAKES AND THE RUSH TO SAVE OKLAHOMA
Founded by local entrepreneur Clane LaCrosse, Bosque cleans up the waste water and then turns it back over to drillers to use when fracking wells... READ MORE›
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN FORT MCMURRAY
The mayor of Fort McMurray declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday over concerns about flooding caused by Hangingstone River overrunning its banks... READ MORE›
LOOMING MEGADROUGHTS IN WESTERN US WOULD MAKE CURRENT DROUGHT LOOK MINOR
Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor... READ MORE›
WATER AT ENGLAND'S BEACHES IS CLEANEST ON RECORD
Bathing water pollution, which can cause eye and ear infections and gastroenteritis, has dramatically improved since EU bathing water regulations were introduced in 1976... READ MORE›
UK FRACKING FIRM PLANS TO DUMP WASTEWATER IN THE SEA
A UK shale gas company is considering dumping waste water from fracking in the sea, emails from the company show... READ MORE›
BEYOND FLINT: EXCESSIVE LEAD LEVELS FOUND IN ALMOST 2,000 WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES
Most Americans get their drinking water from a fragmented network of about 155,000 different water systems serving everything from big cities to individual businesses and school buildings... READ MORE›
FLOODING IN GERMANY AND FRANCE CONTINUES AS PARIS CLOSES THE LOUVRE AFTER THE SEINE BURSTS
There were also evacuations in the town of Nemours, about 50 miles south of Paris, with 400 firefighters and police working to remove people from flood-hit homes... READ MORE›
MEDICS HEAD TO SOUTHWEST HAITI AS CHOLERA KILLS 13 IN MATTHEW'S WAKE
Clifford Gauther, the health ministry?s director for Haiti?s Sud Department, said Cholera treatment centers, many made of metal sheeting, were destroyed by the hurricane... READ MORE›
GET YOUR OWN WATER, OREGON TIMBER FIRM TELLS CALIFORNIA TOWN
Roseburg Forest Products, an Oregon-based company that owns the pine forest where the spring surfaces, is demanding that the city of Weed get its water elsewhere... READ MORE›
'MOOSE RIDER' CAUGHT ON YOUTUBE VIDEO CHARGED
A year after a video was posted to YouTube showing a man riding a moose, two Fort Nelson men have been charged... READ MORE›
EUR280,000 BUDGET FOR 20-MEMBER WATER CHARGES COMMITTEE
Met Eireann have warned that snow could be on the way this week as temperatures continue to drop... READ MORE›
'YOU'D BE IN DENIAL TO BELIEVE THERE ISN'T LIFE OUT THERE'
There were all these planetary scientists talking about their favorite ocean worlds, Europa or Enceladus or whichever, he recalled... READ MORE›
COAL PLANTS USE AS MUCH WATER AS 1 BILLION PEOPLE AND CONSUMPTION SET TO DOUBLE
World Water Day research finds 44 percent of coal plants, and 45 percent of planned coal power plants, in areas of water stress... READ MORE›
FLOODS KILL 9 IN GERMANY LOUVRE TO MOVE ARTWORK
More than 3,000 people were evacuated from Nemours, about 50 miles south of Paris, after the Loing overflowed, flooding businesses and homes... READ MORE›
CANADA HAS 20 PERCENT OF THE PLANET'S FRESHWATER. BUT SOME WORRY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.
Campaigners want to shut down a Nestle bottled water plant in southern Ontario, arguing there's not enough water to go around... READ MORE›
FRANCE FACES MORE RAIN AFTER STORMS KILL NINE PEOPLE ACROSS EUROPE
Forecaster Meteo France described the situation as exceptional, worse than the floods of 1910, when even central Paris was flooded... READ MORE›
'I COULD NOT LET THIS BEAST WIN'
As they battled to get as much water to the fire crews as they could, firefighters were working to protect the water treatment plant itself... READ MORE›
WORLD OVERLOOKS ETHIOPIA DROUGHT CRISIS THAT IS LEAVING MILLIONS HUNGRY
This year, the food program will help more than 2A million children, pregnant women and breast-feeding mothersA sufferingA fromA moderate acute malnutrition... READ MORE›
AUTOPSY CONFIRMS CHASE MARTENS DIED FROM DROWNING
Chase Martens, the two-year-old Manitoba boy whose disappearance drew national attention and was the subject of an extensive search, died from drowning, an autopsy confirms... READ MORE›
A PARCHED WORLD A DRYER HOSE AND AN OAKVILLE TEEN WITH A VISION
Calvin Rieder, 19, has been trying to solve the world's water problems since Grade 7. Lost cause? Far from it... READ MORE›
UK GOVERNMENT'S FRACKING DEFINITION 'COULD ALLOW DRILLING WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS'
However, the only well fracked in the UK so far, which caused small earthquakes near Blackpool in 2011, would not qualify as fracking under the definition... READ MORE›
?500,000 TREE-PLANTING PROJECT HELPED YORKSHIRE TOWN MISS WINTER FLOODS
The work supports the calls for a more natural approach to flood risk management that followed a series of serious floods in recent years... READ MORE›