HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
Drinking Water Scarcity
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Plea filed in NGT to stop misuse of water in IPL ties
Alwar: An Alwar youth has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, over holding IPL matches in the country in the midst of severe water crisis. The IPL matches are being scheduled
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South Africa Declares Ongoing Drought a National Disaster
South Africa has declared that the drought afflicting Cape Town and other parts of the country is a national disaster. The government announcement on Tuesday allows officials to more easily direct resources
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Day Zero has arrived in parts of the Cape, says Gift of the Givers
Despite reports that the Western Cape was out of the danger zone‚ the Gift of the Givers has dispersed 120 tons of water from its Joburg office to parts of the drought-stricken province‚ saying some rivers
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South Africa's Cape Town moves back to August 'Day Zero' forecast
South Africa’s city of Cape Town said on Wednesday that if no rainfall comes then “Day Zero”, when the taps are predicted to run dry, would be pushed back to 27 August from July 9, and that the bullet
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Western Cape dam levels drop even more
Cape Town - The latest average level, for dams across the Western Cape, is 20.83% - compared to 30.09% for the same time last year - MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
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South Africa: Cape Town Winning Day Zero Battle, but City Warns Residents to Keep Saving
The City of Cape Town has repeated its call to locals to continue to save drinking water, even though Day Zero has been pushed back again - this time from July 9 to July 15. "People must continue to
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Malawi: Search for New Urban Water Sparks Conflict in Parched Malawi
Mulanje — An effort to shore up water to Blantyre is drawing protests from people who say "we can't serve Blantyre before we serve ourselves" With increasingly prolonged droughts threatening worsening
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Sudan: Acute Water Crisis in North Darfur Capital
Members of the North Darfur parliament has urged the state authorities to develop plans to ease the acute shortage of drinking water in the capital El Fasher. The parliament's Services Committee demanded
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Nairobi Water Problems to Persist Until 2026
Nairobi — The Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company, says water rationing in Nairobi County is expected to persist until the year 2026. The company's Managing Director Nahashon Muguna said completion of
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For clean drinking water in Kenya, just add sunshine
EMUCHIMI, Kenya, Feb 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a sunny afternoon in Western Kenya, Eunice Shigali filled a 10 litre jerrycan with water, then unfolded it like a suitcase and placed it in the