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21 Jul 2021 Washington DC, United States

US Drought Brings Wildfires, Water Shortages, Crop Failure

As the west of the US swelters and burns under sustained drought conditions, there are wider implications for national security and global food prices. Water levels in the Colorado River system are dangerously low and states are bickering over access to irrigation waters.

17 Dec 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

Disastrous Climate Damage Continued In 2020

The World Meterological Organization (WMO) assesses that 2020 is on track to be the second warmest year in the most recent decade, with the warmest six years being since 2015.Preliminary information, based on data collected from January to October 2020, shows how high-impact events such as floods, extreme heat and wildfires affected millions of people...

17 Jun 2020 VEVEY, Switzerland

Nestle To Downscale Controversial North America Water Bottling Activities

Bottled water giant Nestle has announced a new strategic direction for its water bottling business to focus on “functional” water (mineral, vitamin, etc) and high-end international brands (eg San Pellegrino and Perrier). The decision, announced 11 June, includes potential acquisitions to grow this category as well as dispositions, including a majority of its contentious North American waters business...

27 Dec 2019 BAGHDAD, Iraq

Water Scarcity And Conflict Are Drivers Of Iraq Migration Patterns

While human migration in northern Iraq is often driven by conflict, in the south of the country it is more often linked to livelihood factors such as water scarcity and the loss of arable land according to a new report. This first "Migration Profile" of Iraq, released 19 December, is a joint effort of the Iraq Ministries of Migration and Displacement, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Labor and Social Affairs, Planning, Interior in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...

27 Dec 2019 ANKARA, Turkey

Conflict Then Flash Floods: 230,000 Children Affected In Northern Syria

Flash flooding in northern Syria has particularly affected over 230,000 children who have already been displaced by conflict in 2019, according to NGO Save the Children.In Northwest Syria, several camps were inundated, with the rain destroying about 500 tents and additional tents being abandoned when they became uninhabitable...

25 Oct 2019 Washington DC, United States

Remarkable US Army Climate Change Report Studies Conflict Risk, What Caused Syria War, Bangladesh Risk, Geo-engineering!

A combination of global starvation, war, drought and disease could have devastating effects on world security according to a report from several United States agencies including the US Army, Defense Intelligence Agency, and NASA, under the rubric of the United States Army War College.The study, “Implications of Climate Change for the U...

24 Sep 2019 NEW YORK NY

Did US Govt Ignore Its Own Evidence Of Climate Change Impacts On Migration From Central America?

Research compiled one year ago by Customs and Border Protection pointed to an overwhelming factor driving record-setting migration to the U.S. from Guatemala: Crop shortages were leaving rural Guatemalans, especially in the country's western highlands, in extreme poverty and starving. An internal report that was circulated to senior Homeland Security officials showed that migration surged from those areas of Guatemala without reliable subsistence farming or wages from commercial farming jobs.

18 May 2019 TUSCALOOSA AL, United States

New Insights Inform Forecasting Of Extreme Flooding Events

Using machine-learning based analysis, researchers have organized extreme floods in the continental United States into four groups based on atmospheric patterns that happen at the same time. Tropical moisture exports, tropical cyclones, low-pressure systems and melting snow are the primary patterns associated with extreme floods...

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8 Apr 2019 CARACAS, Venezuela

Thousands Of Venezuelans Protest Water And Power Outages, Maduro Government

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans rallied in the country’s capital Caracas April 6 to protest water and power outages, and the administration of President Nicolas Maduro who they blame for the crisis.The protesters back opposition leader Juan Guaido, head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly who is recognized as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state by the United States and other Western countries...

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22 Mar 2019 DENVER CO, United States

Western US States Agree Drought Plan For Sharing, Reduction Of Use, Of Troubled Colorado River

Following about 20 years of drought and shrinkage in available Colorado River water resources, negotiators for seven Western states (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and federal authorities agreed March 19 to a new sharing plan including voluntary conservation measures...

8 Mar 2019 WASHINGTON DC, United States

World Bank Group, Other International Organizations Can Be Sued In The US When Their Loans Cause Environmental Damage

The United States Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that The World Bank Group and other international organizations can be sued in the US when international investments go wrong and damage the environment. The World Bank Group is the largest single investor in water projects globally.The Court issued a 7-1 decision in Jam v...

24 Feb 2019 WASHINGTON, DC, United Statess

Trump To Challenge His Own Agencies' Climate Change Risk Assessment

A new United States “Presidential Committee on Climate Security” will undertake an "adversarial" review of climate science to determine if research has overstated the risks posed by global warming according to a White House memorandum leaked this week. The group will be run by William Happer, a prominent opponent of climate science in the climate-change-denying administration of the country’s President Donald Trump...