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'Brain-Eating Amoeba' Found in Water Supply Near New Orleans

Thu, 2015-07-30 21:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Denis Gilhooly

             

CLICK HERE - LA Office of Public Health - July 22, 2015 - St. Bernard Parish

CLICK HERE - LA Office of Public Health - July 28, 2015 - Ascension Parish

bbc.com - July 30, 2015

US health officials have confirmed the presence of a 'brain-eating' bacteria in the water supply of several communities near New Orleans.

Ascension Parish and St Bernard Parish have each discovered Naegleria fowleri amoeba, a bacteria that enters through the nose and attacks the brain.

Officials have begun a 60 day "chlorine burn" to kill off the deadly pathogen.

Water from the tap is safe to drink, officials say, but should be prevented from entering the nose.

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(ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE)

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US - South
General Topic Tags: 
Health
Water
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
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Situation Report

Putting Drinking Water to the Test - The Weather Channel

Sat, 2015-06-06 09:35 — Kathy Gilbeaux

            

weather.com - June 5, 2015

How can you be sure your drinking water is safe? Al and Stephanie talk to an expert about how to know for sure.
VIDEO - CLICK HERE - http://www.weather.com/tv/shows/wake-up-with-al/video/putting-drinking-water-to-the-test

(ALSO SEE INFORMATION IN THE LINKS BELOW)

HM Digital - TDS meters
http://www.tdsmeter.com/what-is

Total Dissolved Solids and Water Quality
http://www.water-research.net/index.php/water-treatment/tools/total-dissolved-solids

CDC - Drinking Water
http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/public/drinking-water-faq.html

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United States
General Topic Tags: 
Water
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

A Fish With Cancer Raises Questions About Health Of Susquehanna River

Sun, 2015-05-10 20:06 — Maeryn Obley

A smallmouth bass with confirmed malignant tumor was caught by an angler in the Susquehanna River near Duncannon, Pa., on Nov. 3, 2014. John Arway/Pennsylvania Fish & Boat CommissionImage: A smallmouth bass with confirmed malignant tumor was caught by an angler in the Susquehanna River near Duncannon, Pa., on Nov. 3, 2014. John Arway/Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

npr.org - May 7th, 2015 - Krishnadev Calamur

Late last year, an angler caught a smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River near Duncannon, Pa. That fish, officials from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission said this week, had a malignant tumor. It's the first time this type of tumor has been found on a smallmouth bass in the river, the agency says.

Cancerous growths and tumors on fish are "very, very infrequent," John Arway, the agency's executive director, said in an interview.

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United States
US - NorthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Pollution
Water
Wildlife
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Problem

Amid Record-Low Snowpack, California Orders Mandatory Curbs on Water Use

Wed, 2015-04-01 21:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced a sweeping executive order that imposes mandatory water restrictions as the state copes with a historic drought and water shortage. (AP)

washingtonpost.com - by Reid Wilson - April 1, 2015

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced strict new curbs on state water use Wednesday to combat a worsening drought affecting more than 50 million people in the western United States.

The executive order imposes mandatory water reductions across California to reduce water usage by 25 percent.

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US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Drought
Water
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Situation Report

UN Warns World Could Have 40 Percent Water Shortfall by 2030

Sun, 2015-03-22 17:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - The United Nations World Water Development Report 2015

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CLICK HERE - REPORT - The United Nations World Water Development Report 2015 (139 page .PDF report)

phys.org - by Hillel Italie - March 20, 2015

The world could suffer a 40 percent shortfall in water in just 15 years unless countries dramatically change their use of the resource, a U.N. report warned Friday.

The report predicts global water demand will increase 55 percent by 2050, while reserves dwindle. If current usage trends don't change, the world will have only 60 percent of the water it needs in 2030, it said.

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United States
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Collapse
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Water
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Fracking Brings Ammonium and Iodide to Local Waterways

Sun, 2015-03-08 10:41 — Maeryn Obley

The findings have major implications for whether stronger regulations are needed to curb water pollution from fracking and other oil and gas industry operations. Credit: Jeff Turner/FlickrImage: The findings have major implications for whether stronger regulations are needed to curb water pollution from fracking and other oil and gas industry operations. Credit: Jeff Turner/Flickr

scientificamerican.com - January 14th 2015 - Marianne Lavelle and The Daily Climate

Two hazardous chemicals never before known as oil and gas industry pollutants—ammonium and iodide—are being released and spilled into Pennsylvania and West Virginia waterways from the booming energy operations of the Marcellus shale, a new study shows.

The toxic substances, which can have a devastating impact on fish, ecosystems, and potentially, human health, are extracted from geological formations along with natural gas and oil during both hydraulic fracturing and conventional drilling operations, said Duke University scientists in a study published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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United States
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Environment
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Water
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NASA: The US Faces a "Mega-Drought" Not Seen in 1,000 Years

Wed, 2015-02-18 23:39 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

The long and severe drought in the U.S. Southwest pales in comparison with what’s coming: a “megadrought” that will grip that region and the central Plains later this century and probably stay there for decades, a new study says.

Thirty-five years from now, if the current pace of climate change continues unabated, those areas of the country will experience a weather shift that will linger for as long as three decades, according to the study, released Thursday.

Researchers from NASA and Cornell and Columbia universities warned of major water shortages and conditions that dry out vegetation, which can lead to monster wildfires in southern Arizona and parts of California.

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CLICK HERE - NASA - Study Finds Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts

Country / Region Tags: 
US - Central
US - SouthWest
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Agriculture
Climate
Drought
Extreme Weather
Water
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Problem
Situation Report

After oil spilled in Yellowstone River, residents told not to drink water

Tue, 2015-01-20 13:55 — Maeryn Obley

cnn.com - January 20th 2015 - Holly Yan

A Montana pipeline burst sent as much as 50,400 gallons of oil gushing into the Yellowstone River, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.

Residents in nearby cities were told not to drink the tap water, which some said smelled like diesel.

The massive oil spill happened when the 12-inch pipeline, which crosses the Yellowstone River, ruptured Saturday about 5 miles upstream from Glendive, Montana's Department of Environmental Quality said.

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United States
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Environment
Petrochemical
Pollution
Rivers
Water
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Problem
Situation Report

4 Reasons Water Advocates Should Join the People’s Climate March Sept. 21

Tue, 2014-09-02 22:18 — Maeryn Obley

For several decades scientists have known and studied historic “megadroughts” in the Southwest U.S. and Colorado River basin, but not until last week did a scientific paper directly connect potential future megadroughts to climate change.

Image: For several decades scientists have known and studied historic “megadroughts” in the Southwest U.S. and Colorado River basin, but not until last week did a scientific paper directly connect potential future megadroughts to climate change.

www.ecowatch.com - August 31st, 2014 - Gary Wockner

I run organizations that work to protect and restore the Colorado River of the Southwest U.S. and the Cache la Poudre River of Northern Colorado. Both are at extreme risk as global warming increases.

For several decades scientists have known and studied historic “megadroughts” in the Southwest U.S. and Colorado River basin, but not until last week did a scientific paper directly connect potential future megadroughts to climate change.

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United States
General Topic Tags: 
Drought
Water
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Situation Report

Western U.S. drought caused Earth's crust to rise

Sun, 2014-08-24 21:40 — Maeryn Obley

 ajc.com - August 23rd, 2014 - Ben Lawsom

A crippling drought in the western United States has lifted the Earth's crust by nearly a sixth of an inch in that region and just over half an inch in California's mountains.

The loss of 63 trillion gallons of groundwater—enough to cover the United States, west of the Rocky Mountains, in four inches of water—caused the shift.

In addition to this information, a study published in the journal Science on Thursday also shows that the soil is rising due to a lack of groundwater to weigh it down.

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United States
General Topic Tags: 
Drought
Water
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