Water

Comitê parlamentar toma medida incomum ao declarar falta de confiança em executivos de empresa de serviços públicos Parlamentares acusaram a liderança da South East Water de incompetência devido a repetidas interrupções no fornecimento de água para dezenas de milhares de clientes, e expressaram falta de confiança em sua capacidade de reformular a empresa. Parlamentares de todo o espectro político afirmaram que David Hinton, CEO da SEW, e o conselho de administração operavam uma cultura de falta de prestação de contas na empresa, que fornece água potável para 2,3 milhões de clientes em Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey e Sussex. Continue lendo...

• O uso de cocaína também atinge recordes, mostram números da Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission • Receba nosso e-mail de notícias urgentes, aplicativo gratuito ou podcast de notícias diárias • O uso de metanfetamina na Austrália quase dobrou na última década e os estimulantes estão sendo consumidos em níveis recordes, revela novo monitoramento de águas residuais.

• North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, prompting immediate condemnation from Seoul and Washington amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. • South Korea's military detected at least three missile launches, with analysts assessing the tests as part of Pyongyang's ongoing weapons development program. • The U.S. State Department condemned the launches as destabilizing and reiterated its commitment to defending South Korea and Japan through extended deterrence.

• Environmental Working Group study finds 20% of Americans used systems with elevated nitrate levels from 2021-2023 data. • Nitrate poses health risks including cancer and developmental issues in contaminated supplies. • Affects millions nationwide, urging stricter regulations and testing.

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exacerbating severe shortages of clean water that are fuelling the spread of preventable disease.Israeli limits on the shipment of soap, washing powder and other hygiene products into Gaza have also forced prices up, adding to the challenge of keeping clean and avoiding infection in overcrowded shelters and tent encampments. Continue reading...

Pair, believed to be mother and son, recovered from water but died at scene in Elthorne Park, Ealing A woman and her young child have died after getting into “difficulty” in the water at a west London park, police said.Police were called to Elthorne Park in Ealing just before 4.30pm on Saturday, where a woman and child were recovered from the water, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

• Egypt has convened an emergency regional summit with Ethiopia, Sudan, and other Nile Basin nations to address water allocation disputes intensified by Sudan's ongoing civil war and dam infrastructure threats. • The summit, held in Cairo on Friday, focused on protecting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Blue Nile water flows during heightened regional conflict; negotiations remain deadlocked. • US officials are monitoring the summit closely, concerned that water scarcity could fuel refugee crises across the Horn of Africa and destabilize a critical US partner region.