MDG Monitor
Turning to the Ocean To Cool Honolulu Skyscrapers
HONOLULU—Forty years ago, Honolulu was cooled by steady trade winds blowing across the beaches from the northeast. People in downtown shops and offices opened their windows to let in the breeze. But today the skyscrapers that rise in the capital of Hawaii are sealed.
China: Chairman Mao’s Dream Water Project May Benefit Beijing At Expense Of Farmers
BAODING, China — Chairman Mao had a dream. And now, nearly 60 years after he first outlined it for the Chinese people, the dream is becoming a part of the landscape.
American West: Climate Change Threatens National Parks, Yosemite Among Most Endangered
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—Wake up on an autumn morning at the Yosemite Lodge and you see a glorious sight: tumbling, foaming water cascading down the raw granite cliffs of Yosemite Falls.
Argentina-Brazil: Iguazu Falls Thundering Again After Scary Encounter With Climate Change
IGUAZU, Argentina —You need a poncho when you go to Iguazu Falls. At the Falls, one of the great natural wonders of the world, a fine mist sprays over the jumble of cataracts, the walkways and the lookout points.
Zimbabwe- Neighbors Becoming Less Neighborly As Dwindling Rain Shrinks Border River
PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe— For as long as anyone can remember, the little towns of Plumtree and Ramokgwebana have shared the waters of the Ramokgwebana River…
India: An Enduring Plague - Part III
Disease Caused by Chemical Contamination Often Strikes Hard In Early Years of LifeNALGONDA, India – Fluorosis, a crippling disease caused by drinking water with high levels of fluoride, often becomes evident in people early in life.
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Water and The World
In An African Slum, Dreaming About Things So Close, Yet So Far
KIBERA, Kenya— The little girl in the faded blue dress stood on a bare hillside in one of the most desperate slums in Africa, the mud-walled houses behind her packed so close together that their rusty tin roofs overlapped. She looked out across a steep ravine. A narrow, twisting open sewer cut along the red clay baseline...
Bracing For Flooding At Hurricane Time In Already Soggy Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.— Around the clock, from a control room on the edge of the Everglades, technicians track water levels in the canals, lakes and marshes across the southern part of Florida. On their computer screens, they can see changes hundreds of miles away and with a few key strokes they open and shut flood gates.
