As climate change intensifies, a toxic legacy grows more dangerous in Soweto. Residents living beside an old mine dump face ...

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 per cent of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy ...

China approved the world's largest hydropower project to begin construction, citing the economic benefits and need to shift ...

Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier ...

As global temperatures rise, glaciers are melting, creating dangerous glacial lakes. These lakes pose risks to downstream communities and infrastructure.

To reduce carbon emission, energy transition from fossil fuel to green energy, India has taken decision to have renewable ...

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, ...

Together we’ll shine a spotlight on the role of rivers to support our planet’s health and all life on Earth. We unite with communities ... Whether communities are working to remove dams, oppose water ...

Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.

Cup runneth over: Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, recently reassured the public the Vaal Dam's sluice gates are working. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is ...