Tag: Water

UN says cutting off drinking water to Gaza is equivalent to dropping ‘silent but lethal bomb’
A United Nations rapporteur said on Tuesday that cutting off by Israel of drinking water to Gaza was equivalent to dropping a ‘silent but lethal bomb’. “Cutting off drinking water to the population is equivalent to dropping a terrible silent bomb on them … silent but lethal,” Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the UN Special Rapporteur on the […]
May 6, 2025

Mexico Rejects Trump’s Threats Regarding the 1944 Water Agreement
‘We’ve had three years of drought, and within the limits of water availability, Mexico has been complying,’ Sheinbaum said. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected threats from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the imposition of new tariffs on Mexican products. The threats were justified this time by the claim that Mexico is failing to […]
April 11, 2025

Chinese Project Brings Clean Water to Homes in Botswana
Since September, the project has been delivering 4,000 cubic meters of potable and benefiting 30,000 residents. Chinese business activity is contributing to improving the daily lives of residents in Mokobaxane village, located in the Boteti region, where access to potable water had remained an unfulfilled aspiration for decades. RELATED: Double Blow to Africa: Mpox and […]
December 23, 2024

Texas Sues Dupont and 3M Over Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
Nearly 50 public water systems across this state have reported contamination with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Texas is suing companies including DuPont and 3M, charging them of having made products containing toxic “forever chemicals” commonly known as PFAS and falsely advertising over their safety. RELATED: Israeli Army Responsible for Chemical Contamination in Gaza: Erdogan DuPont’s […]
December 13, 2024

Colombia: Water Deficit Situation in Bogota Described as Alarming
The rainfall experienced in Bogotá during the last week did not fall on Chingaza and, instead, the level of the reservoirs decreased by 0.35 per cent, according to the information released. On Tuesday, the Aqueduct and Sewerage Company of Bogotá (EAAB) reported that Colombia’s capital city is facing a critical water supply situation, which could […]
October 8, 2024

New Research Suggests Presence of Concealed Ocean Beneath Surface of Mars
This water, estimated to be located approximately 7 to 12 miles below the crust, is hidden within cracks in underground rocks. On Monday, the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight Lander) released a new study showing that an underground reservoir of water may reside beneath the surface of Mars. RELATED: Russian Cargo […]
August 13, 2024

Israel reduced water supply in Gaza by 94 percent
Gazans only have up to 4.74 litres of the vital resource per day per person
July 18, 2024

Mexican President Assures That There Will Be No Setbacks With the Change of Government
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said on Sunday that “there will be no setbacks” with the change of government and that his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, will give continuity to issues such as guaranteeing water throughout the country and maintaining social programs. RELATED: 28 Kidnapped Migrants Rescued in Border Areas of Mexico “There […]
June 16, 2024

Argentines Reject Israeli Company in Jujuy Water Management
On Tuesday, the Indigenous peoples of the Jujuy province were excluded from the first meeting of the “Water Table,” in which local authorities presented details of the 2024 Agreement with the Israeli consulting firm Mekorot. RELATED: Argentina: Indigenous Peoples Protest in Front of Supreme Court Social organizations, water consortia, and neighborhood centers also did not […]
May 21, 2024

Putin Bans Wastewater Discharge Into Lake Baikal
On Monday, the Kremlin announced that President Vladimir Putin has banned the discharge of untreated sewage into Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater reserve. RELATED: Lake Titicaca, a Natural Wonder Before September 1, authorities must develop criteria for the creation of infrastructure for the processing and disposal of industrial and consumer waste during the construction […]