India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on its journey through burgeoning cities, industrial hubs and past millions of devotees.
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Experts at a national forum here on Thursday urged proper regulations and support for small-scale mining in Ghana to reduce its effects on the environment.
Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California on Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the tallest dam in the United States.
Snow ice cream and whisky sluPinterest and Instagram are full of recipes that use snow—things like snow cones, slushy cocktails, and DIY ice cream. And while frozen margaritas sure sound like an ideal way to make the best of a blizzard, is it even safe to consume those freshly fallen flakes?shies are flooding Instagram
A 600-year-old Buddha statue has been discovered in a reservoir in east China's Jiangxi Province after water levels fell during renovation work.
Syrian government aircraft bombed a rebel-held district that is the capital's main water source on Friday as the rival sides traded blame over a cut to mains supplies, a monitor said.
Since Christmas Day, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has endured a devastating 17 deaths by drowning.
A train carrying nearly 1,900 tonnes of bottled mineral water from Tibet Autonomous Region has reached the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang after traveling 4,500 km over five days.
China had completed 121 desalination projects as of 2015, purifying over 1 million tons of sea water per day in an effort to tackle the country’s water shortage.
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