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Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle

In 2024, natural disasters related to variations in the water cycle caused more than 8,700 deaths and at least $550 billion of economic loss.

Wired - 6h

‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water

As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.

The New York Times - 15h

‘To confront the anti-gay law is to trouble waters’: the young Nigerian novelist refusing to go by the book

Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s first novel, Blessings, about love in a hostile climate, was written after a life-changing encounter with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Shortly after his 18th birthday, Chukwuebuka ...

The Guardian - 7h

Lack of water frustrates firefighters on the front lines

As homes continued to burn in the Pacific Palisades area, firefighters were frustrated by lack of water pressure. A fire captain said some homes could have been saved if more water were available. ...

NBC News - 17h

Trump keeps saying send water from the north to LA fires. That's not the problem

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.

ABC News - 18h

California wildfires: Water supply becomes flashpoint in Trump-Newsom fight

The blazes burning across the Los Angeles region are not only devastating property and lives, but also fueling political argument over how to fight the fires, with President-elect Trump blaming ...

The Hill - 18h

Biden says intentional power outages to prevent more fires led to California water shortages

President Biden said Thursday intentional power outages in the Los Angeles area that were administered in order to prevent more fires from starting were partially to blame for water shortages as ...

The Hill - 19h

Low water supply causing ‘a real challenge’ in battling wildfires, says L.A. Fire Dept. Official

Capt. Erik Scott, Public Information Officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department, joins Meet the Press NOW with the latest on the fight against wildfires in Los Angeles County.

NBC News - 20h

Why Richmond residents in Virginia are under a boil water advisory

More than 200,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, are under a boil water advisory after a storm impacted a water facility. Greg Schneider, a writer for the Washington Post, joins CBS News with the ...

CBS News - 20h

Trump calls on Newsom to ‘open up the water main’

In a post online Thursday, President-elect Trump called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to “open up the water main” as fires in Los Angeles continue to rage. “Governor Gavin Newscum should ...

The Hill - 20h

YMCA helps Virginia residents enduring water crisis

Residents in Richmond, Virginia, are still without running water after a storm knocked out power at a treatment facility. Jody Alexander, the president of the YMCA of Greater Richmond, joins CBS ...

CBS News - 22h

How to watch Maine Black Bears vs. Binghamton Bearcats: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Maine vs. Binghamton basketball game

CBS Sports - 1d

Listed UK water utility dividends exceed private peers’ payouts for first time since Thatcher

First-time publicly traded companies pay out more than privately held rivals since privatisation

Financial Times - 1d

Group of Los Angeles firefighters briefly run out of water while putting out flames

A state of emergency was declared in California as multiple wildfires destroyed homes near L.A. and killed at least 5 people. CBS News Los Angeles' Joy Benedict reports that some firefighters ran ...

CBS News - 1d

Water tanks went dry in Pacific Palisades, hampering efforts to fight fire

Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led all three of the area's water tanks and some fire hydrants to temporarily dry up in the last roughly 24 hours.

NBC News - 1d

Rugby star killed in November floods found in 7ft of water, inquest hears

An inquest into Tom Voyce's death hears his car was found in the River Aln, four days before his body.

BBC News - 2d

Wild weather halted ferries between New Zealand's main islands again. Why isn't there a tunnel?

Wild weather during New Zealand’s peak summer holiday period has disrupted travel for thousands of passengers on ferries that cross the sea between the North and South Islands

ABC News - 2d

Holidays and higher egg prices lift Cal-Maine’s results and stock

Results reflected ‘seasonal boost leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday’ as well as higher prices due to bird-flu outbreak

MarketWatch - 2d

Thousands without water in Republic of Ireland

Irish national weather forecaster Met Éireann has issued a fresh orange warning in the Republic.

BBC News - 2d

Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime

The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.

The New York Times - 2d

Thames Water junior creditors accuse rivals of ‘predatory’ loan conditions

Class B bondholders have filed their own restructuring plan for the troubled utility

Financial Times - 3d

Meloni in hot water over government talks with Musk’s SpaceX

Italian premier accused of currying favour with world’s richest man at expense of European satellite initiative

Financial Times - 3d

New federal rule targets certain gas water heaters: Here’s what you should know

No, it's not a ban on any water heaters.

The Hill - 3d

‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers.

The New York Times - 3d

Biden bans new drilling in US coastal waters weeks before Trump handover

Ban includes entire Atlantic coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Pacific coast off California, Oregon and Washington, and part of Bering Sea. Joe Biden has banned offshore drilling across an immense ...

The Guardian - 4d

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters

President Biden is taking executive action to protect more than 625 million acres of the American ocean from offshore drilling, the White House announced.

CBS News - 4d

Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds

Global heating is supercharging storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people. The climate crisis is “wreaking havoc” on the planet’s water cycle, with ferocious ...

The Guardian - 4d

Comfortable, confident Waters steps up in Warriors' win vs. Grizzlies

Lindy Waters III always keeps a level-handed mindset, even if he doesn't play much. That's why he's able to contribute whenever his name is called upon.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

How to watch Bryant Bulldogs vs. Maine Black Bears: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Bryant vs. Maine basketball game

CBS Sports - 5d

‘A place for kids to play and a place to store water’: the stormwater capture zone that is also a playground

Flood-prone Hoboken, New Jersey, has opened a play area for its youngest residents that doubles as storage for stormwater runoff. For a city that is almost small enough to fit inside Manhattan’s ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Johannesburg’s shuttered main library becomes symbol of city in decay

One of the greatest repositories of Africana is yet to reopen four years after it was closed for restoration

Financial Times - Jan. 3

EU’s energy fixation has left water crisis unchecked, top official warns

Environment commissioner Jessika Roswall says bloc must urgently address water shortages affecting business

Financial Times - Jan. 3

Biden Expected to Permanently Ban Oil Drilling in Some Federal Waters

The move, expected as early as Monday, relies on a 70-year-old law that could make it difficult for the Trump administration to reverse it.

The New York Times - Jan. 2

Federal Judge Keeps Poland Spring’s Water Origin Lawsuit on Docket

A class action suit filed in 2017 that claims ‘not one drop’ of the popular bottled water brand comes from a natural spring will proceed, though some claims were dismissed.

Inc. - Jan. 2

Neumora Therapeutics’ stock craters after trial of major depressive disorder fails to meet main goals

The news is a setback for the clinical-stage biotech and a drug that proved successful in earlier trials.

MarketWatch - Jan. 2

The new Great Wall: China’s $70 billion, 2,700-mile water transfer mega-project

Yahoo News - Jan. 1

Waters details brief Luka altercation in Warriors-Mavericks game

In the latest episode of "Dubs Talk," Golden State Warriors reserve Lindy Waters III told NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole about his brief altercation with Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Dončić.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 1

Waters stands by viral quote after career night vs. Pelicans

First-year Golden State Warriors forward Lindy Waters III doubled down on his viral "I got a strap on me" quote with NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole on the latest episode of "Dubs Talk."