Water
Against nature: River flows uphill in Russia
If you are driving your car on the road Obluchye – Khingansk in Russia’s Obluchensky district, you’ll have to press your breaks instead of gas pedal while going uphill. Although inexplicable, everything rolls uphill, instead of going...
Chisinau risks having no water due to severe drought
Moldova’s capital of Chisinau risks to remain without drinking water after the water level in Nistru River has highly decreased. “Apa-Canal Chisinau” water supplier which gets the water from Nistru River tried really hard to make sure...
Texas is expecting the end of days (VIDEO)
Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- A Texas lake waters turned blood-red this summer. The OC Fisher Reservoir in San Angelo State Park that was favorite fishing spot in West Texas, dried up, with lonely fish skeletons left in the basin and...
ECOLOGICAL DISASTER: Crude oil continues to flow through the U.S. rivers
Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration have ordered ExxonMobil Pipeline Company to make safety improvements to a ruptured Silvertip pipeline in Montana...
Cuba faces its worst drought for 50 years
Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels. ...
Tokyo water 'unfit for babies' due to high radiation
Tokyo's tap water is unfit for babies to drink after radiation from Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant affected the capital's water supply, officials said. Radioactive iodine levels in some areas were twice the recommended safe level. People in Fukushima...
No golden handshake for NI Water boss - Minister
The Stormont minister responsible for Northern Ireland Water has said the former chief executive will not receive a "golden handshake" severance package. Laurence MacKenzie resigned on Wednesday following criticism of the handling of the...
NI Water chief MacKenzie is to step down
Northern Ireland Water chief executive Laurence MacKenzie is to step down from his post, the BBC has learned. Mr MacKenzie had faced sharp criticism over his handling of the water crisis which left 40,000 homes off supply. BBC political correspondent...
NI water crisis may continue until next week
The BBC's Alexandra Mackenzie visited one family finding it very difficult to live without water. NI Water have said it could be next week before all homes and businesses in Northern Ireland are reconnected. Ministers in NI are to hold an emergency...
NI Water meet as 40,000 struggle in supply crisis
Belfast resident Sharon Hunter: "It's ridiculous NI Water didn't foresee this" About 40,000 people across Northern Ireland are struggling to cope without water supplies. Northern Ireland Water has warned that the disruption could continue...
