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June 2008
Ice seen within Mars craft's reach
Water Missions - SC group sends water purification systems to quake victims
May 2008
Australia to spend $2.9 billion to buy water from farmers
China tries using carp to clean up lakes
Egyptian president appeals for help with food crisis battering Mideast
Here's why NASA revisits Mars
April 2008
Alabama delegation heads for China in trade bid
Briton wins Stockholm Water Prize for showing link between water issues and politics
Chevron lashes out at Ecuadoreans who won award for legal battle
Expert says Chevron should pay billions for jungle contamination
Landslide hits town by Three Gorges Dam in China
Water shortage looms in Israel after prolonged drought, but supply to Jordan continuing
March 2008
Controversy over contaminated water in Iraq
Europe's truffle harvests drying up amid drought, farmers blame global warming
UN warns climate change in Mideast could reduce food production increase water shortages
Water quality in Three Gorges reservoir has not improved despite clean-up project
February 2008
Assembly passes Great Lakes Compact
Chemical leak poisons water supply in central China, sickening at least 26 people
Texas farmers to ask Canadian judge to impose sanctions on Mexico
UN chief urges world to put looming water crisis at top of global agenda
January 2008
Engineering students help Bolivians
Fish prey in Lake Michigan is at lowest
since surveys began
Jane Seymour, world traveler, receives
education on third-world water conditions
Landslides, pollution, migration at China's
Three Gorges Dam stirs concerns anew
December 2007
21 rare crocodile-like reptiles die
mysteriously in India
Asian developing nations face water crisis
unless radical action is taken
International trade tribunals seen
trumping state laws
Water shortage hits nearly 1M people in
China
November 2007
China's Yangtze River less polluted than
expected, but still threatens species, study says
Germany's RWE postpones IPO for American
Water unit due to unfavorable US conditions
Man killed in argument reportedly over
Sydney water restrictions police and media say
Record amount of pollution dumped in
China's Yangtze River last year
October 2007
Baghdad municipality officials urge
residents to economize water consumption due to oil spill
threat
EU to help China clean up Yellow, Yangtze
rivers
Floods ravage African countries
Lake Superior sets record for low
water
Thailand's capital faces future submersion
by rising seas, sinking
Turkish firm wins bid to pump desert water
to thirsty Jordanian capital
September 2007
China's waterways pay price in textile
boom
Great Lakes cleanup would boost economy,
report says
Greek archaeologists unearth secrets of
prehistoric citadel's water supply
Many nations suffer problem of arsenic in
drinking water, new research finds
August 2007
Asia faces huge environmental costs due to
lack of investment in sanitation, ADB says
China says train to Tibet has not harmed
region's pristine environment
Police, protesters clash over contamination
of drinking water
Worshippers pray for rain in Turkey's
drought-stricken capital
July 2007
China adopts new drinking water standard to
protect hundreds of millions citizens
Chinese pigs force-fed wastewater
Coca-Cola accuses Danone, Euro RSCG of
smearing Dasani
Pavilion at world's fair to invite walking
through walls of water
June 2007
Blue-green algae returns to 2 major lakes
in China, but water supplies not affected
Expanding deserts in China forcing farmers
from fields, sending sandstorms across Pacific
Tennessee mother swims European rivers to
promote cleaner water
Water supply for 2 million now safe after
algae clogs lake in China
May 2007
Canada's largest solar farm to be built
near Sarnia
Ecuador president rails against Chevron for
environmental damage
U.N. official tells U.S. Congress about
worldwide water deficit
U.S. businessmen to help bring water to
rural Zambia
April 2007
Hurricane forecaster says Al Gore does
'great disservice' with film about global warming
Iran dam said to threaten ancient
sites
Israel shows off desalination, sewage
plants on International Water Day
Mexico City mayor wants wireless Internet,
though basics like water, electricity still spotty
Southern Australia will have no water for
irrigation if drought continues, leader says
U.N. says lack of safe water in Iraq
threatens to boost diarrhea major killer of children
March 2007
Astronomers express surprise at apparent
lack of water in atmospheres of distant planets
Rare Indian bird rediscovered at Thai
wastewater treatment plant
UA researchers find more evidence for water
on Mars
U.S. aid sanctions turning taps off
critical Palestinian water & wastewater projects
February 2007
Greenpeace says electronics makers
polluting water in China, other developing countries
Oscar-nominated `Water' to be released in
India 7 years after protests shut down filming
Shanghai claims progress in fighting
subsidence; taking special measures for subways
State officials view Canadian water lawsuit
as retaliation
January 2007
Failed dam at Brazilian mining company
dumps toxic waste into rivers
Great Lakes area's nuclear waste vexes
U.S., Canada leaders
Number of dead and missing in the Indian
Ocean tsunami in December 2004
U.S., Canada weigh Great Lakes
cleanup
December 2006
Dutch Cabinet approves euro14 billion in
extra spending on water in coming decades
Mazahua Indians seize plant, briefly shut
one of Mexico City's main water sources
Proposed Mexican landfill raises concerns
on both sides of border
Tourism, farming stretch Greek water
resources
November 2006
Companies harnessing the ocean
Rap star Jay-Z shares stories of African
children in documentary about world water crisis
Toxic oil spill in north China river cuts
water supplies to 28,000
UNH students to build desert water
system
October 2006
Activist says China needs to break ties
between polluting industry and local officials
Air alchemy -- can humidity solve
post-hurricane water problem?
Brain damage likely for four Chinese
children sickened in mass lead poisoning
Canadian proposal for waste storage
worries Great Lakes activists
German utility RWE sells British water
unit Thames Water
Two Chinese environmental protection
officials fired over toxic chemical spill
September 2006
Chinese leader promises aggressive fight to
conserve water and prevent pollution
Coke, Pepsi doing little to confront
pesticide allegations in India
Gas appliance maker Paloma ordered to
recall waters heaters after 21 deaths
Jordan River -- some are baptised in it,
others pollute it
August 2006
Climate change experts predict drop in Lake
Erie water levels
Duke plans to shut off village water as
Britain faces worst drought in three decades
Indian state bans sale and production of
Coke, Pepsi
New Jersey scientists eye method for
reducing hurricane power
July 2006
In Puerto Rico, largest ever criminal fine
against a utility for violating clean water laws
Japanese company denies fault in 15 deaths
linked to its water heaters -- police start probe
Madrid's water consumption drops during
Spain games
U.N. court to rule on dispute over pulp
mills on Uruguay River
June 2006
China unleashes Yangtze River on new
dam
Dams, pumps help slow toxic spill in north
China
Uruguay's president defends controversial
pulp mills in nationally televised briefing
1,400 fall ill from contaminated drinking
water in northeastern
May 2006
Malaysia's water industry set for reforms,
but no foreign control
Polluted discharge from factories in south
China affect drinking water of 40,000 villagers
Proposals consolidate, simplify England's
bottled water laws
Scientists conduct first test of
tsunami-warning system since 2004 Indian Ocean disaster
April 2006
Canadian wins annual Stockholm Water Prize
for Mexico work
China's premier vows to hold officials
accountable for environmental failures
China's waterways facing major chemical
pollution risks
Israel, Turkey put landmark water agreement
into deep freeze
Panama president to unveil plan for Panama
Canal expansion
Water crisis hits even Europe, where
officials say 41 million lack sufficient drinking water
March 2006
Ecuadorean judge inspects jungle hamlet
rife with cancer in Texaco
Japan thirst for Hawaii deep seawater
drives industry
U.N. says a fifth of the world lacks clean
water to drink despite abundant supplies
Water supplies to 28,000 cut after power
plant flushes pollutants into Chinese river
February 2006
American security costs derail Iraq water,
electrical projects
Bechtel drops $25 million Bolivian water
claim
China's environmental agency says disasters
must be reported within one hour
Millions in Kenya face starvation
January 2006
China says 300 million rural residents
drink unsafe water, as worries mount over pollution
One year later world recalls the fury of
the Indian Ocean tsunami
Thai floods leave behind gold rush
U.N. report urges urgent action to deal
with toxins from northeastern China chemical spill
December 2005
Damage from Chinese toxic spill will take
years to assess, Russian official says
Environmental destruction and issues
arising from the tsunami
Saturn's largest moon has dramatic
weather
Scientists say new ocean is forming in
Ethiopia
November 2005
Germany's RWE to sell U.S., British water
operations
New idea proposes to inject seawater to
raise Venice
Pollution threatens revered Jordan
River
Tsunami hero girl sees U.N., meets
Clinton
October 2005
Experts say microbes may show Mars has
life
International team seeks ancient origins
of Chesapeake Bay
Major drought hits Amazon
rainforest
Mexico's Rio Grande water debt
repaid
New company wants Mars colony
Penn & Teller plan all-underwater TV
show
September 2005
African ministers say clean water key to
fighting poverty
Divers start 10-day experiment living under
water to top Guinness record
State environment agency tells Coca-Cola to
shut plant in southern India
Zimbabwe on edge of hunger
August 2005
Drinking water issues should be
addressed
Iraqis thirst for water and power
Researchers study tallest, man-made
tsunami
Spacecraft aims to gather more Mars
data
July 2005
India, Pakistan fail to resolve differences
over disputed water
New dams will do little to solve Europe's
water shortage conservation group says
Radioactive cesium leaks into Baltic from
Swedish nuclear plant, no risk to public
Scientists raise the alarm about ocean
health
June 2005
Spain's worst drought in six decades
prompts debate over water
Tajik leader urges more international aid
for shrinking Aral Sea
30 percent of Ireland's rivers polluted
with sewage or fertilizer study finds
UNICEF and Procter & Gamble join forces
on safe drinking water for children
May 2005
Archeologists uncover early British
bathroom
Bioluminescent lagoon in Puerto Rico
reveals stunning glow
Exploding toads puzzle German
scientists
Jordan, Israel, Palestinians agree on
action to save shrinking Dead Sea
April 2005
China announces plan to move 400,000 people
for giant water-diversion project
China faces severe water shortages,
mounting pollution
Engineering students compete in Red Sea
crossing -- with wine
France pledges Africa funding at water
conference
Gorbachev calls for global water
treaty
Water, sanitation key to disaster response,
long-term development
March 2005
Cuba calls on citizens to conserve water to
confront shortage
Mexico, U.S. reach agreement on water
debt
Phillipine groundwater reserves at critical
level
Red Cross says lack of clean water,
sanitation kills as many as Indian Ocean tsunami every month
February 2005
Aid workers say collecting tsunami victims
could take months
At least 20 killed as water from damaged
dam hits villages
China halts megaprojects, citing
environment
Titan's streams like Earth's
January 2005
Health experts rushing water tablets and
sanitation to tsunami survivors to ward off disease
Millions without safe water following
tsunami
Small nonprofit group fighting to bring
clean water to the world
Tsunami threatens survival of low-lying
Maldives islands
December 2004
China's massive South-North water
diversion project facing money woes
Indiana University scientists study PCBs
in Great Lakes
Mars Rover finds mineral linked to
water
Ontario demands tougher water protection
in Great Lakes agreements
Plaintiffs in Ecuador oil trial accuse
ChevronTexaco of "fraud" in toxic cleanup
Some 160 in northeast China suffer from
arsenic poisoning after leak at copper plant
November 2004
Report delves into details of U.S., Mexico
water treaty
Swedish company hired to protect Egyptian
temples from rising groundwater
Sydney launches multimillion dollar plan
to safeguard city's water
U.N. says Africa must boost use of water
resources to combat food shortages, poverty
October 2004
Japan thirsty for Hawaiian deep-sea
water
Mars Express hints about water loss in the
atmosphere
Mexican officials pacify water protestors
with promise of Christmas trees
Workers dig more mass graves, officials
fear epidemics in Haiti
September 2004
Cambodian report warns of environmental
damage from use of chemicals in gold mining
Ecuador judge begins jungle site visits in
ChevronTexaco pollution
Report warns of crunch in water
supply
Spain offers help to Turkey with toxic
waste disaster
August 2004
Governors from U.S., Mexican states to work
on water issues
Malaysia plans fresh changes to Bakun dam
construction
Pakistan-Indian talks end with no agreement
on disputed Indian dam
Vietnam trip to highlight environmental
restoration
July 2004
Holy water!
Peru city bets on waterfront walkway to
clean up Lake Titicaca bay
Swiss help Syrians revive ancient water
system
Water tanks best for bulletproofing
cars
June 2004
Beijing to raise water price by 20 percent
amid "serious" shortages
ChevronTexaco files claim against Ecuador's
state oil company
More toxic waste from Taiwan discovered
in Malaysia, official says
'The Day After Tomorrow' is Hollywood, not
science
Water and sanitation in Iraq
improving
Water price hikes expected in
Beijing
May 2004
April rains reduce Mexico water debt to
Texas
Opportunity for a one-way trip down a Mars
crater to find evidence of water
USAID and partners form a $5 million
alliance for safe drinking water
World may be darkening as clouds, air
pollution dim the sun's rays
April 2004
Coke withdraws its bottled water from sale
in Britain
Mars 'blueberries' give strong support to
water theory
Mars rovers to continue search for
water
Study: Canada takes too much water
March 2004
Dry Beijing to shun water-intensive
industry
India's Kerala state bans Coke plant from
using groundwater
Israel signs agreement to buy water from
Turkey
Towns in Sweden, Romania, U.S. win water
tasting contest
February 2004
Mexico agrees to send water to Texas,
angering Mexican farmers
Ocean researchers increase efforts to
unravel mysteries of sea
Opportunity rover examines Mars bedrock for
water
World said slipping in goal of fresh water
to poor
January 2004
China starts new phase of vast project to
bring water to its north
Faced with water shortages, authorities
tell Manila residents to avoid baths
Lack of clean water linked with stunted
growth
Plan would unite Mexican, U.S. governors on
Rio Grande issues
December 2003
African leaders and experts meet in Ethiopia
to draft plan to better manage water in Africa
Coca-Cola faces hearing in India, possible
plant closure
Colorado mineral water tapped for Asian
market
Indian court restrains village council from
shutting Coke plant for allegedly depleting groundwater
November 2003
After air rage, road rage, water rage
arrives in Sydney
October rainfall helped Mexico reservoir
levels
Plaintiffs suing ChevronTexaco for increased
damages to Amazon jungle
Study says moon does not appear to have
large expanses of ice
October 2003
Americans and Iraqis celebrate the
renovation of northern water
Bangladesh says it would become a desert if
India goes ahead with river linking scheme
Texas ag commissioner keeps up push on Mexico
water treaty
UK water regulator sees big price hikes for
users
September 2003
Excessive heat takes toll on Swiss Alpine
glaciers
Japan's thirst for bottled water
grows
Perry considers withholding water from Mexico
in treaty dispute
Report says millions of people drink
contaminated water in India's most populous state
Report says Malaysian envoy to Singapore says
progress made in water
Water dispute pits Mexico state against
capital, federal government
WWF says protecting forests ensures water
supplies for cities
August 2003
Eminent scientists release new plan to save
Australia's rivers
Environmental group finds high pesticide
levels in PepsiCo and Coca-Cola soft drinks, companies deny
it
Iceberg season was a busy one
Malaysia says Singapore risks damaging ties
if water dispute drags
July 2003
Japan can contribute to water supply in
Iraq
Mexico to send water to U.S. farmers
New stamps have freshwater theme
Second water-seeking Mars rover ready for
launch
June 2003
China's Three Gorges dam a step closer to
completion
Cracks in Three Gorges Dam to be fixed
Hydrogen fuel may make Earth cooler,
cloudier-study
Noted U.S. forecaster predicts busy hurricane
season
May 2003
Kuwait to send water purification plants to
Iraq
Scientists debate depleted uranium weapons'
possible contamination of Iraq, civilians
Venetians look to Moses to save them from
water
Wartime Japanese poison gas linked to water
contamination near Toyko
Water supplies in southern Iraq undrinkable
for weeks raising specter of epidemics
WHO blames leaky pipes, fans for spread of
SARS
April 2003
Acapulco launches effort to clean up its
water, beaches
Policy makers, activists disagree over
privatization of water
Venezuela rationing water due to drought,
forest fires
Winning Iraqis' hearts, minds, starts with
water
March 2003
Pesticide findings spur Indian government
crackdown on bottled water companies
Singapore starts pumping reclaimed water into
water system
Tackling world's water crises would cost up
to $100 billion a year, U.N. official says
Water system reducing diarrheal
disease
February 2003
Household cloth can be used to reduce cholera
risk
Massive groundwater supply found in arid
northwestern China
Panel says water management should be U.S.,
Mexican priority
Singapore pumps reclaimed water into
reservoirs
January 2003
British army defuses firebomb at North Irish
waterworks
Federal government files complaint charging
Guam with violating Clean Water Act
Malaysian state to stop buying treated water
from Singapore
Work begins on huge China water-diversion
project
December 2002
China approves world's largest water
diversion project
Dark streaks on Mars could be water
seepage-study
Laos plans ambitious hydroelectric project
to lift itself out of poverty
Rich nations rank as most water
wasteful
November 2002
As drought grips Australia, Sydney residents
pour record amounts of water on their lawns
Australian drought sparks debate over the
direction of water usage
Iran welcomes return of river water from
Afghanistan but says flow is insufficient
Israeli minister bans Palestinian water
drilling
October 2002
Oceans commission finds serious threats from
coastal population growth, pollution, overfishing
Satellite data show Mexico can no longer
claim drought, researcher says
Singapore will use water reclaimed from
waste starting next year government says
Vietnamese government decides to build
scaled-down version of controversial dam
September 2002
Binational aqueduct for Tijuana pitched, but
pipeline may not come in time
Chinese official says Three Gorges Dam
concrete work 70 percent complete
Report says 76 million could perish from
water-related disease by 2020
Water shortages plague Jordan
August 2002
Israel and Turkey strike 20-year water
deal
Jordan seeks cooperation with Israel to save
the Dead Sea
Legionnaires' disease infects dozens in
northwest England
Over 100 million could perish from
water-related illness by 2020
July 2002
Dry Faucets Enrage
Italians
Global efforts needed to keep water free of
arsenic
Rain-soaked China prepares
for even worse flooding
Water increasingly scarce in drought-seared
southwestern Afghanistan
June 2002
Mexican official says country has five more
years to pay water debt to the United States
North Korea notifies South Korea of
water-level control plans on
Scientists debate wisdom of plan to save
Venice from flooding
Survey of drought-induced hunger paints grim
picture of life in Afghanistan
May 2002
Government agrees to reopen Congo
river
Mexican governor says Chihuahua complying
with water treaty
Mexico's Fox meets with northern governors,
promises to help with water problems
Taiwan begins water rationing after prolonged
drought
April 2002
Kandahar water said to be an
aphrodisiac
No snow, no 007? No problem
Water hyacinths endanger Malawi's main
river
Water 'key to ending Africa's
poverty'
March 2002
Buried, burned cows could pollute England's
water
Red alert for China's Yellow River
Spacecraft finds evidence of vast quantities
of ice on Mars
Water levels in Pakistani dams drop to low
levels
February 2002
China races to save history threatened by
Three Gorges Dam
China to press forward with plans to dam
Mekong river
Photos suggest recent flooding on Mars, study
claims
Water scarcity set to worsen in Mediterranean
region, U.N. agency
January 2002
Canada adopts new water standards for
children, seniors
China to invest in pollution prevention on
Three Gorges
Environment groups warn Israel against
polluting in the Mediterranean Sea
Mars Odyssey tightening orbit
December 2001
ADB sets up fund to help Asian nations face
water crisis
Antarctica's largest glaciers rapidly
shrinking, scientists say
China issues first-ever fishing ban on
Yangtze River
Former Japanese leader makes appeal to ease
Afghan water shortage
November 2001
Chinese river poisoned by cyanide
spill
Drought causes worse than expected world
cereal crop, UN says
UN study says world population could grow to
nearly 11 billion by 2050
Victoria water restrictions cost jobs, hurt
businesses
October 2001
Afghanistan's harsh winter is fast
approaching as the country braces for a U.S. attack
China eyes river for development
Scientists say Mars drainage basin may have
been enormous aquifer
World Food Program issues call for
assistance to help poor suffering from drought
September 2001
Authorities start mass evacuation as workers
prepare to crack Mount Pinatubo crater
Jordan to build 195 mile pipeline to transport
groundwater supplies
No water, no sex, wives tell husbands women
want Turkish village's system fixed
Philippine volcano filling with water,
raising fears of catastrophic floods
August 2001
Almost one million people prepare for dry
days in Malaysia's biggest drought
Hundreds evacuated as more villages flooded
in southern Poland
July 2001
Drought imperils Pakistan's 'very
unity'
South Korea's military steps in to fight
drought
June 2001
South Korea approves funding to fight severe
drought
World Bank presses China to take action to
prevent water shortages
May 2001
Arizona researchers challenge Mars water
theories
Police beat protesters demanding water,
arrest 90 people
April 2001
Australia at risk of running out of water and
lands being ruined by rising salt levels
Israel lowers tone in water dispute with
Lebanon
March 2001
Perry pushes for water debt repayment in
meeting with Mexican ambassador
Russia allocates more funds for Lake Baikal
protection
March 1999
Scientists report 23,000 deaths, $32 billion
damage from El Nino
United Nations appeals for more help for
Chinese flood victims
December 1998
La Nina's effects have begun in
Philippines
Regulation and infrastructure developments
drive Mexican water and wastewater treatment market
December 1997
Full-page New York Times ad urges U.S.
investors not to fund Three Gorges Dam
Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux commissions
revolutionary potable water treatment process in the southern Paris
region
March 1997
Conference will explore ways to halt large
dam projects
Extent of oil spill was underestimated, says
Japan
February 1997
Gore to announce release of U.S. - Russian
data on Arctic Ocean
World's experts plan global locator service
for environmental information
January 1997
Rwandan Hutu refugees in desperate need of
food and water
Eurotunnel fans await reopening
December 1996
Integrated water resource management subject
of second Inter-American Dialogue on Water Management
Nepal, India sign deal to build world's
highest dam
November 1996
Mexican free-trade zone a major source of
water pollution
New electro-technologies spur global growth in
aquaculture
October 1996
SER awarded largest solar pumping contract
in Brazil
Record Nile floods expected
September 1996
Flood damage in Canada will cost
millions
Global market for mineral water rises with
consumer demands for healthier lifestyles
August 1996
Thousands homeless, more than 550 dead in
worst flood to hit China in half a century
Mine waste spill in Philippines costs
Canadian firm $40 million
July 1996
U.N. calls for lack of clean water a major
threat to world peace
Mexican ranchers, farmers battle devastating
3-year drought
June 1996
Drought threatens crops, drinking water in
China and France
South African gold mine shut down for
pumping polluted water into wetlands
May 1996
Chernobyl's poison taints water supply
Acid rain linked to moose deaths in Swedish
forests
April 1996
United Nations conference to address global
need for adequate supplies of clean, fresh water
Slow government response to disaster blamed
for one of worst oil spills ever
March 1996
Man-made snow is hand-delivered in
China
Construction of water reservoirs alters Earth's
spin
February 1996
Group claims NAFTA has caused increased border
pollution
Singapore to host international water
quality conference
January 1996
NSF to monitor Asian bottled water
companies
'Electric fish' test for pollution in
water
December 1995
Mexicali sewer system could stop border
pollution
Sparkling waters are taking on a taste from
Italy
November 1995
Australia debates issue of water and
growth
Water shortages are reportedly on the
increase worldwide
October 1995
Wastewater monitoring contract reached with
Chinese
World's hydrologists, meteorologists reaching
common ground
September 1995
Agreement in principle reached on Mideast
water rights
USGS data on world's glaciers available on
World Wide Web
August 1995
Global warming is for real, say
geoscientists
Increased infrastruction needs prompt
Aquatech Asia
July 1995
British relief program awarded Stockholm Water
Prize
Red Cross pumps keep fewer Bosnians in line
of fire
June 1995
Dead Sea model estimates groundwater levels
from lake data
Global phaseout of organochlorines is
urged
April 1995
Israel and Jordan seek German aid for water
projects
Salmon are mutual concern of northwest U.S.,
eastern Russia
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