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Where in the world is running out of water?

More than two dozen countries are using a majority of their renewable water supply every year making them vulnerable to drought.

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Spain introduces water restrictions as reservoirs run dry

A drought emergency has been declared in some parts of Catalonia where people are being urged to reduce their water consumption.

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Watch: high temperature killing Florida's coral reefs

Record seawater temperatures in recent days have resulted in widespread coral bleaching in Florida's coral reef, the third largest in the world.

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Scotland gives green light to €600M ‘hollow mountain’ water battery

The subterranean hydro power station has become known as ‘Hollow Mountain’.

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Mobility

Scientists say there are more water worlds out there than we thought

Scientists estimate that one rocky planet per star in our galaxy could hold liquid water - the key to life.

United Kingdom

Water crisis in UK reopens privatisation debate

"The sad reality is that, in a world increasingly dominated by individual greed ... the water sector has become the biggest fraud story in the UK," one analyst told AFP.

Smart Health

Harmful residues from medicines leaking into our water systems

In partnership with The European Commission

In Uppsala, Sweden, an innovative pilot project to rid water of pollutants is making waves.

Smart Health

The science behind waste water management

In partnership with The European Commission

Among nutrients, phosphorous, organic material and other micropollutants, the wastewaters in Uppsala, Sweden, contain microscopic but resilient pharmaceutical residues. What are the most cost-effective ways to clean these residues and prevent them from further harming our environment?

Climate

Pakistan's 'heaven on earth' threatened by melting glaciers

Climate change-induced glacier melting in the Shounter Valley, Pakistan, is causing flash floods and endangering thousands of people.

Culture news

Venice’s flood-damaged basilica to undergo €3.3 million restoration

Until recently, the 900-year-old church remained regularly at the mercy of the tides.

Travel News

Paris: Seine will become a safe swimming spot by 2025

A comprehensive €1.4 billion cleanup project is underway to transform the noxious Seine waters into a swimming spot.

Green News

Drought-stricken wetlands in Spain endanger wildlife

From October 2022 to April 2023, the country’s rainfall was 24 per cent below the average for this period of the year.

Destinations

A guide to 9 of the most awe-inspiring bodies of water in Europe

Lake Bled and Como make the list of course, but there are many secret springs and rivers to discover too.

Stays

Hotels reveal their most bizzare room service requests

Hotels.com reveals the most unusual room service orders, as well as where you can order a 24K gold burger.

Green News

‘Double dishwashing’ wastes over 2,400 Olympic pools of water a year

Three in five of the 12 million UK households with a dishwasher admit to pre-rinsing their dishes before loading the dishwasher.

Green News

Almost half Italy’s drinking water is wasted due to this one problem

Much of Italy’s water distribution network is more than 30 years old.

Eco-Innovation

Water recycling: Can desalination fix Barcelona’s water crisis?

Barcelona is leaning on Europe’s largest desalination plant as drought squeezes water supplies.

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Watch: Venice's Grand Canal turns phosphorescent green

Gondoliers could be seen punting through the phosphorescent waters, while tourists took photographs of the green lagoon from the Rialto Bridge up and along part of the Canal.

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Police identify liquid that turned Venice's Grand Canal bright green

The liquid is less ominous than originally assumed.

Italy

Italy passes €2 billion aid package for flood victims

Emilia Romagna is one of Italy’s richest regions and the impact of the floods has raised questions about why funding allocated to counter hydrological instability has not been used.