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The Year in Water, 2022

Circle of Blue

The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. Though vivid, the shark metaphor is an inadequate frame for some of 2022’s defining water stories. Brett Walton.

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What Political Uncertainty in Russia Means for Nuclear Security

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So much so that the full political and strategic consequences of the crisis remain to be revealed, including whether this spelled the beginning of the end of Putin’s regime or if the threat was effectively managed. The spectacle of the mercenary Wagner group forces advancing on Moscow was shocking but in the end, brief.

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What’s Up With Water — September 6, 2022

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Pakistan is beset by political instability and food shortages, and experts say this monsoon season has been the worst in recent history. It has been in disrepair for years, a casualty of rancorous racial politics in Mississippi. The post What’s Up With Water — September 6, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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What’s Up With Water – January 31, 2022

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That grim forecast comes from the International Organization for Migration, the UN agency that tracks the how people move in response to political and environmental pressures. The post What’s Up With Water – January 31, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Those pressures have been building for months in Somalia.

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2022 Election: Water Regulation and Spending Punctuate State and Local Ballots

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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 26, 2022. Weeks before the November 8 election, national political debate centers on control of Congress. Wilce is the treasurer of Arizona Water Defenders, the political action committee that brought the question to the ballot. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue.

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What’s Up With Water — June 21, 2022

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But they have also becoming political flashpoints with steep environmental costs. The post What’s Up With Water — June 21, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. A sprawling network of pipelines and canals pierce mountains and cross deserts, linking many of the mighty rivers and smaller streams of the West.

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The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?

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Unsafe Yield – Severe drought, dead well, and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril. What’s Up With Water – March 22, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers a major settlement for Canada’s Indigenous communities and persisting drought in the Horn of Africa. In Recent Water News.

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