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(Reuters) - The water level in the Tobol River around the city of Kurgan in Russia's southern Urals has exceeded the "dangerous level" mark, RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing ...
Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency, state media reported. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River ...
Residents in Kyiv queued for water after Russian strikes knocked out water and power supplies. (Nov. 1) (AP Video/Adam Pemble)
In 2004, water supply systems had a total capacity of 90 million cubic metres a day. The average residential water use was 248 litres per capita per day. [2] One quarter of the world's fresh surface and groundwater is located in Russia. The water utilities sector is one of the largest industries in Russia serving the entire Russian population.
Environmental issues in Russia include pollution and erosion, and have impacts on people, wildlife and ecosystems.. Many of the issues have been attributed to policies that were made during the early Soviet Union, at a time when many officials felt that pollution control was an unnecessary hindrance to economic development and industrialization, and, even though numerous attempts were made by ...
Water levels in the Kakhovka Reservoir, controlled by Russia, had been rising for months and were at a 30-year high when the dam failed. [16] Thousands of residents downstream were evacuated, and floods submerged several villages in Ukrainian- and Russian-controlled areas. By 21 June, 58 people were reported to have been killed and 31 were missing.
There are two types of water scarcity. One is physical water scarcity and the other is economic water scarcity. [2]: 560 Some definitions of water scarcity look at environmental water requirements. This approach varies from one organization to another. [15]: 4 Global water consumption 1900–2025, by region, in billions m 3 per year
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that Japan had failed to provide full information on the radioactive water being discharged from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, despite ...