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What Day Zero means to Cape Town26 Feb 18 - Day Zero in Cape Town is when most of the city’s water taps will be switched off. |
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Cities most likely to run out of drinking water (like Cape Town)12 Feb 18 - 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. |
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Drought city's telltale map puts pressure on water users24 Jan 18 - The latest weapon in Cape Town’s water saving arsenal is a map that exposes private meter readings to public scrutiny. |
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Changing climate threatens our water systems27 Oct 17 - 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. |
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On a parched planet, nations look to the clouds26 Sep 17 - To cope with worsening heat and drought, countries from the United States to China are turning to “cloud seeding” to boost rainfall. |
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WAR AND WARMING: A great waterway comes under threat8 Sep 17 - 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. |
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WATER WARNING: The world is drinking microplastic fibres7 Sep 17 - 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. |
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How to turn $1 into $3: Plant the waterways11 Aug 17 - Every dollar spent on planting New Zealand’s waterways would pay returns of at least $3. |
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Amazon dams plan is set to cost the Earth4 Jul 17 - It’s one thing to harness a river. It’s quite another to build a series of Amazon dams and control the life of the planet’s richest habitat. |
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Climate change will alter flow of the Nile3 May 17 - The 400 million people who depend on the predictability of the River Nile face an uncertain future as global warming delivers more extreme weather. |
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Government agrees dairying can't keep growing28 Apr 17 - The Government is publicly acknowledging that the dairy industry is running into environmental limits. |
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Our water quality is getting worse27 Apr 17 - 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. |
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Antarctica is swimming with rivers, lakes and ponds26 Apr 17 - The network of rivers, streams, ponds and lakes across Antarctica has been mapped for the first time, and the extent of water flow is phenomenal. |
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Clean water should be affordable to everyone21 Apr 17 - 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. |
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GLUCKMAN REPORT: It's clear our rivers need help12 Apr 17 - New Zealand’s waterways are in trouble and climate change is making it worse, the Prime Minister’s chief science adviser is warning. |
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Vital groundwater being depleted faster than ever5 Apr 17 - China, the world’s most populous country, doubled within just 10 years its use of irreplaceable groundwater from underground reservoirs that are replenished more slowly than they are drained. |
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There’s another climate change story ... and it starts with water4 Apr 17 - 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. |
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Recycled water could be key to sustainable development28 Mar 17 - By 2025, absolute water scarcity will be a daily reality for an estimated 1.8 billion people. |
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