Category Water Supply Alert

Severe drought worsens in Cuba

Cuba put its civil defense system on alert on Monday due to a yearlong drought that is forecast to worsen in the coming months and has already damaged agriculture and left more than a million people relying on trucked-in water.…

Severe storm causes complete mayhem in Budapest, Hungary

Streets and buildings around Budapest were filled with water due to flooding caused by a huge hail storm late yesterday. Power outages were widespread, and people in various locations were trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters, according to…

Goni forecast to become super typhoon as it spins west toward Taiwan

Typhoon Goni (left) and Typhoon Atsani (right) are forecast to reach super typhoon-status at the same time on Thursday. (JMA) Twin typhoons are spinning west across the Pacific Ocean — Goni and Atsani — poised to become the sixth and…

Extreme Drought Causes Food Crisis for Nearly 1 Million in Guatemala

Nearly 1 million people in Guatemala are struggling to feed themselves as poor rainfall has led to drought and shrunken harvests, worsening hunger among the poor, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said.   Linked to the El Nino weather…

Taiwan sunk in mud streams after deadly typhoon Soudelor

Severe drought prompts army to be ready for MASS UPRISINGS in Brazil

“The army is in Sabesp doing an exercise to prepare for an invasion from the people” Here’s a scenario that seems plausible enough: The Brazilian megacity of São Paulo, currently dealing with Brazil’s largest water crisis in 40 years, continues…