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☆ WHO rushes supplies to Ukraine, readies to tackle disease in flood areas
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives a statement with German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (not pictured) in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseGENEVA, June 8 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has rushed emergency supplies to flood-hit parts of Ukraine and are preparing to respond to an array of health risks including trauma, drowning and waterborne diseases like cholera, officials said on Thursday. "The WHO has rushed in to support the authorities and health care workers in preventive measures against waterborne diseases and to improve disease surveillance." The huge Kakhovka Dam on the Dnipro River separates Russian and Ukrainian forces and people have been affected on both sides of its banks. He said Russian authorities had given them assurances that people living in areas it occupies were being "well monitored, well cared for, well fed (and) well supported".

Persons: Tedros, Karl Lauterbach, Denis Balibouse GENEVA, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Teresa Zakaria, Mike Ryan, Emma Farge, Leroy Leo, William Maclean Organizations: World Health Organisation, WHO, German Health, REUTERS, World Health Organization, WHO's, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia, Dnipro, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ Nova Kakhovka: Ukraine dam collapse serves neither side well as war enters next crucial phase
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Sam Kiley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They were to blow up the Zaporizhzhia hydroelectric dam that bisected the eponymous industrial city, which stands 200 kilometers (125 miles) upriver from today’s Nova Kakhovka barricade). Local residents stand on the Dnipro embankment after the Nova Kakhovka dam breach on June 6. Rescue workers evacuate an elderly woman and her husband from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 7. Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters Flooded streets are seen in Kherson on June 7 following the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam. Alina Smutko/Reuters In pictures: The collapse of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam Prev NextUkraine’s armed forces have insisted that their counter-offensive included contingency planning for a disaster at the dam.

Persons: Ukraine CNN — Fish, ecocide ”, unawares, Ivan Antypenko, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, General’s, ”, Ukraine’s, It’s, who’ve, Vladimir Putin, Andrei Pidlisnyi, –, Evgeniy, Angelina Kopayeva, Alex Babenko, Vladyslav Musiienko, Muhammed Enes Yildirim, Tetiana, Alexey Konovalov, Felipe Dana, Musiienko, Nina Lyashonok, Oleksandra, Alina Smutko Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Nazi, NKVD, Reuters, International, Criminal, Kherson City, Ukrainian, CNN, AP, Anadolu Agency, Planet Labs PBC, Reuters Red Cross, AP Local, Culture, Reuters Local Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Nova, Dnipro, Russia, Moscow, Russian, today’s, Reuters Ukrainian, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk City, Kharkiv, Kherson . Roman, Vladyslav, Nova Kakhovka, Libkos, Crimean, Crimea, Russia’s

The flooding has already killed 300 animals at the Nova Kakhovka zoo, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Satellite images show a close-up view of the Nova Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power facility before and after the dam collapse on June 6, 2023. Satellite images show homes along the Dnipro River before and after the Nova Kakhovka dam collapsed. Several Ukrainian regions that receive some of their water supply from the reservoir of the Nova Kakhovka dam are making efforts to conserve water. Local residents carry their personal belongings on a flooded street after the Nova Kakhovka dam collapsed, in Kherson, Ukraine, on June 6.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Ihor Syrota, ” Syrota, ” Olena, Alina Smutko, Ruslan Strilets, Strilets, António Guterres, Vladyslav Musiienko, Martin Griffiths, Griffiths, ” Griffiths, Zelensky, Oleksandr Prokudin, Maxar Technologies Griffiths, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Heidarzadeh, Vladimir Saldo, Rafael Grossi, ” Grossi Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Reserve, Nova, Ukrainian Defense Ministry . United Nations, ”, UN Security, Dnipro, Maxar, Maxar Technologies, University of Bath, Science Media, Russian Foreign Ministry, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, UN Locations: Nova, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Moscow, Russia, Dnipro, Kherson, Reuters Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia, England, Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi

☆ Russia's top diplomat is blaming the US for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, saying HIMARS attacks caused the breach
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday blamed the US for the breach in the Kakhovka dam. He said Ukraine used US-supplied HIMARS to attack the dam, citing a media report from December. At a UN security council meeting, Nebenzya said earlier media reports recorded Ukrainian forces attacking the dam with HIMARS in December. The Post reported that Kovalchuk conducted a test strike with a HIMARS launcher targeting a floodgate at the Kakhovka dam. On Kyiv's part, Ukrainian UN ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya said it was "physically impossible" to destroy the Kakhovka dam from the outside.

Persons: —, Vasily Nebenzya, Nebenzya, Andriy Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Sergiy Kyslytsya, Kyslytsya, it's, Robert Wood, Wood, Martin Griffiths Organizations: Kyiv, Service, United Nations, West, Washington Post, Post, Security, UN Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, HIMARS, Ukrainian, Kakhovka, Crimea

☆ Ukraine warns of floating mines and disease after Kakhovka dam collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Local residents stand in water on a flooded street, after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Alina SmutkoSummary Kakhovka dam on Dnipro river was destroyed on TuesdayUkrainian deputy prime minister visits flooded KhersonHe warns of floating mines, disease and chemicalsKHERSON, Ukraine, June 7 (Reuters) - A senior Ukrainian official warned of the danger posed by floating mines unearthed by flooding and the spread of disease and hazardous chemicals on Wednesday as he inspected damage caused by the collapse of the Kakhovka dam. Russia said Ukraine sabotaged the dam to distract attention from a new counteroffensive it said was "faltering". "Water is disturbing mines that were laid earlier, causing them to explode," Kubrakov, dressed casually in a grey t-shirt, told reporters. EVACUATIONUkrainian authorities have evacuated people from 24 flooded settlements and at least 20 settlements are flooded on territory occupied by Russian forces, he said.

Persons: Alina Smutko, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Kubrakov, Oleksandr Prokudin, Max Hunder, Timothy Organizations: REUTERS, Ukrainian, Regional, United Nations, International Committee, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kherson, Dnipro, KHERSON, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Russian, Mykolaiv

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine reels from mass flooding and widespread devastation after major dam destruction
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A street in the city of Kherson flooded after the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam was damaged, on June 6, 2023. Russia again strongly denied attacking the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam that led to widespread destruction in southern Ukraine, as it came under scrutiny following the major incident. Ukraine and Russia traded accusations on Tuesday as a massive volume of water breached the dam in the partially Russian-occupied region of Kherson, causing widespread flooding downstream. Both sides denied involvement in attacking the dam, with both accusing each other of blowing it up. For example, they noted that Russian-occupied Crimea relies on water supplies from the reservoir and the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant also relies on supplies for cooling.

Organizations: Nova, Analysts, NBC News Locations: Kherson, Russia, Ukraine, Crimea, Russian

☆ Satellite images show the Kakhovka dam was already partially damaged days before it collapsed: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kakhovka dam was already damaged days before it collapsed on Tuesday, per the BBC and CNN. The BBC published two images of the roadway that show the bridge's deteriorating condition between Thursday and Friday. Both outlets reported that it's unclear if the damage to the roadway affected the eventual breach of the Kakhovka dam. The Kakhovka dam is also vital to the water supply of Crimea, which was annexed in 2014. Ukrainian UN ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya said it was "physically impossible" to destroy the Kakhovka dam from the outside.

Persons: —, It's, Sergiy Kyslytsya, United States Robert Wood Organizations: BBC, CNN, Service, Kyiv, Washington Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Dnipro, Kherson, Crimea, Moscow, Ukrainian, United States

☆ As Water From Destroyed Dam Rise, Ukrainians Face a Fresh New Horror
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Marc Santora | Evelina Riabenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The early morning explosion that woke Oksana Alfiorova from her sleep seemed normal enough, at least for wartime Kherson. But even for Kherson, she soon realized Tuesday morning, things were far from normal. A dam had been destroyed, and soon the power went out, the gas stopped working and the water supply to her apartment stopped flowing. So Ms. Alfiorova did something she had long resisted despite all the hardships of the past year and a half: She fled. She boarded an evacuation train from Kherson to Mykolaiv, about 40 miles to the west, stepping out onto Platform 1, homeless for the first time in her life.

Persons: Oksana Alfiorova, Alfiorova, — Locations: Kherson, Dnipro, Mykolaiv

☆ Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up dam to put a massive natural obstacle in the way of its counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A huge dam in Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, creating a natural disaster. Ukraine said Russia blew up the damn to try and hamper Ukraine's counteroffensive. An expert said the flood will make it harder to Ukraine to reach occupied territory over the Dnipro river. Podolyak's comment suggests he thinks Russia would struggle to keep Ukraine back without taking such action. Russia and Ukraine both warned earlier in the war that the other side may target the dam.

Persons: —, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Podolyak, Andrii Yermak, Sergey Radchenko, Vladimir Leontiev, Nova Kakhovka, Zelenskyy, Mustafa Nayyem, Oleksandr Prokudin, Yermak Organizations: Service, Twitter, Russia, BBC, Johns Hopkins School, International, Politico, Kremlin, NATO, Ukraine's State Agency for Restoration, Infrastructure Development, International Atomic Energy Agency Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Dnipro, Nova, Crimea, Kherson, Europe

☆ Russia warns that the dam’s destruction is a risk to Crimea’s water supply.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Paul Sonne | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam potentially poses problems for a canal supplying water to Crimea that has for years been a point of geopolitical tension between Kyiv and Moscow, Russian officials warned on Tuesday. The canal, the Northern Crimean Canal, runs approximately 250 miles from the reservoir above the dam down to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed illegally in 2014. For years, it served as Crimea’s main water resource, but shortly after the annexation, Ukraine blocked the flow of water. The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, said in a briefing on Tuesday that water levels in the reservoir were falling as a result of the dam’s destruction, reducing supply to the canal. Only a small portion of the canal’s water supply is used for drinking water.

Persons: Dmitri S, Peskov Locations: Crimea, Kyiv, Moscow, Northern Crimean, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Canal that supplies Crimea getting far less water after Ukraine dam blast, warns Kremlin
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The reservoir feeds the Soviet-era North Crimean Canal - a channel which has traditionally supplied 85% of Crimea's water. Russia had taken measures to alleviate Crimea's water supply problem before access to the canal was restored last year, meaning there was now a certain "margin of safety" however, he said. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-installed governor of the Crimean city of Sevastopol, the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, played down any immediate threat to water supplies. "Water supply to the city will not be affected by damage to the Kakhovskaya hydro-electric power plant in any way. The city uses its own reservoir, water reserves are at a maximum, and there are also reserve sources of water supply," he said on Telegram.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Sergei Aksyonov, Aksyonov, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Vladimir Konstantinov, Andrew Osborn, William Maclean Organizations: Kremlin, Russian, Thomson Locations: Crimea, Nova Kakhovka, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Moscow, Dnipro, Salt, U.S ., Utah, Crimean, Sevastopol

☆ Video shows floods pouring into southern Ukraine's war zone after a major dam was blown up, sparking a new flashpoint in the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Kakhovka dam was destroyed on Tuesday, releasing a flood of water into southern Ukraine. Footage shows torrents of water from the Kakhovka Reservoir draining rapidly into the Dnipro River. "The Russian occupation troops destroyed the Kashkova hydroelectric station," said the Southern Command of Ukraine's forces on its Facebook page. The Kakhovka Reservoir holds around 18.2 cubic kilometers of water, or 4 trillion gallons. The Kakhovka Reservoir also supplies water to millions of people in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Persons: —, Vladimir Leontyev, Leontyev, Vladimir Solovyov, Mark Hertling, Hertling, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he's, Oleksandr Prokudin Organizations: Service, Southern Command, Kremlin, International Atomic Energy Agency, United States Army, US Seventh Army, Cornucopia, National Security and Defense Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Kherson, Dnipro, Novaya Kakhovka, Crimea, United States Army Europe, Kyiv, Swedish, Moscow, Ukrainian, Geneva

☆ The destruction of a major Ukrainian dam could have grave consequences. Here’s what we know so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A partially flooded area of Kherson on June 6, 2023, following damage sustained at the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam. "The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam only confirms for the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian land. "As a result of detonation of the engine room from the inside, the Kakhovskaya [hydroelectric power plant] was completely destroyed. 'No immediate risk' to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantThe U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said it was closely monitoring the situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest nuclear power station.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Ukrhydroenergo, Nova Kakhovka, Peter Stano, Jens Stoltenberg, meanwhile, Rafael Grossi, Grossi, Carl Court Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, Google, Tass, CNBC, NBC News, Internal Affairs Ministry, Afp, National Security and Defense Council, European Commission, Ukraine, European Union, NATO, Twitter, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Carl Locations: Russian, Ukraine's Kherson, Ukraine, Nova Kakhovka, Moscow, Nova, Crimean, Russia, Kherson, Ukrainian, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia

☆ Russia's Shoigu: Ukraine's counter-offensive has been thwarted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Unusually, Sergei Shoigu read a statement himself rather than leaving it to the ministry's regular spokesman. Ukraine has maintained deliberate ambiguity about whether its long-expected counter-offensive is under way, and Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield claims. "In the past three days, the Ukrainian regime launched a long-promised offensive in different sectors of the front," Shoigu said. In its daily briefings, Russia's Defence Ministry often enumerates the losses of men and material that it says Ukraine has suffered, without providing evidence. On Monday, Russia's Defence Ministry said Ukraine had begun its counter-offensive by attacking Russian lines at different points in the south of the Donetsk region, and that all the attacks had been repelled.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian Wagner, Guy Faulconbridge, Kevin Liffey, William Maclean Organizations: Reuters, Russia's Defence, Ukraine's Defence Ministry, Russia's Defence Ministry, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, MOSCOW, Ukrainian, Russia, Donetsk, Russian, Moscow, Dnipro, Kyiv, Crimea

☆ Europe is struggling with a precarious water situation ahead of another drought-riven summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

European policymakers are battling to get to grips with a growing water crisis ahead of what researchers fear could be yet another climate crisis-fueled summer of drought. Water resources in Europe are growing increasingly scarce because of the deepening climate emergency, with record-breaking temperatures through spring and a historic winter heatwave taking a visible toll on the region's rivers and ski slopes. Reservoirs in Mediterranean countries like Italy have fallen to water levels typically associated with summer heatwaves in recent weeks, threatening agricultural production, while protests have broken out over water shortages in both France and Spain. It comes as temperatures are poised to climb through summer and many fear Europe's already "very precarious" water problem could get even worse. "We are actually getting problems with the water supply here — we have to think about this."

Persons: Europe's, Torsten Mayer Organizations: Arenas, Arenas del Rey, Austria's University of Graz, European Union, University of Graz Locations: Arenas del, Granada, Spain, Europe, Italy, France, Germany, Austria

A fountain at Hermon High School in Maine is taped shut after the water tested over the state's safety limit for PFAS chemicals. The school's water recently tested above the state's safety limit for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as "forever chemicals." According to the Environmental Protection Agency, even tiny exposure to PFAS in drinking water could pose a serious health risk. Hermon High School is just one example of PFAS contamination currently affecting the community, according to Maine's attorney general, Aaron Frey. The company also expressed a commitment to remediate PFAS contamination, invest in water treatment and collaborate with communities.

Persons: Stephen King —, Micah Grant, Grant, Aaron Frey, Frey, Farmer Adam Nordell, " Frey, Wisconsin —, they've, they're, Scott Gottlieb, Gottlieb, —, du Pont, du Pont de Nemours, Corteva Agriscience, Corteva, Chemours, Deane Dray, Dray, Ben Brewer, It's, 3M's, Eric Rucker, Biden, Gianna Kinsman, Kinsman, PFAS Organizations: Hermon High School, CNBC, Hermon School, Environmental Protection Agency, CNBC Maine, DuPont, 3M, Centers for Disease Control, FDA, Manufacturers, du Pont de, Chemours, Dow, State, RBC Capital Markets, 3M Global, Bloomberg, Getty, RBC Capital, Law, Capstone, Republican, Biden Locations: Bangor , Maine, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Alaska , California , Colorado , Delaware, Florida , Illinois , Michigan, Minnesota , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York, North Carolina , Ohio, Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Delaware, Stuart , Florida, Stuart, Maplewood , Minnesota

The action by the Arizona Department of Water Resources stands to slow population growth for the Phoenix Active Management Area, home to 4.6 million people and one of the most rapidly expanding areas of the United States. The state's recently concluded analysis projected a water shortfall of 4.86 million acre feet (6 billion cubic meters) in the Phoenix area over the next 100 years. In response, the state said it will deny new certificates of Assured Water Supply, which enable home construction. We need to have the water supplies in order to grow," said Sharon Megdal, director of the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center. The Department of Water Resources said developers would need to find other sources to build.

Persons: Sharon Megdal, Megdal, Spencer Kamps, Daniel Trotta, Richard Chang, Kim Coghill Organizations: Arizona Department of Water Resources, Phoenix Active Management, Supply, University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center, The Department of Water Resources, Central, Home Builders Association of Central, Phoenix, Thomson Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, United States, Central Arizona, Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, Colorado

☆ Arizona Limits New Construction in Phoenix Area, Citing Shrinking Water Supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Christopher Flavelle | Jack Healy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Arizona has determined that there is not enough groundwater for all of the future housing construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area, and will stop developers from building some new subdivisions, a sign of looming trouble in the West and other places where overuse, drought and climate change are straining water supplies. The decision by state officials marks the beginning of the end to the explosive development that has made the Phoenix metropolitan region the fastest growing in the country. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and its suburbs, gets more than half its water supply from groundwater; most of the rest comes from rivers and aqueducts as well as recycled wastewater. In practical terms, groundwater is a finite resource; it can take thousands of years or longer to be replenished. The announcement of a groundwater shortage — what the state calls “unmet demand” for water over the next hundred years — means Arizona would no longer give developers in areas of Maricopa County new permits to construct homes that rely on wells for water.

Persons: “ Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County

☆ A US Navy ship dumped diesel fuel into its own water supply. Years later, sailors were still getting sick.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The USS Boxer dumped fuel into the ocean, which contaminated its own water supply. A Marine veteran from that deployment told Insider they drank and showered in the contaminated water for as long as a few weeks. Boxer's crew soon noticed the smell of fuel in the drinking water, and Marines and sailors told Military.com that Boxer leadership had claimed that the water was safe to drink. The Boxer is not the only US Navy ship to be stricken with contaminated water over the last few years. One sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln told Insider in an interview last year that the ship's water tasted "horrible" and they couldn't "escape it."

Persons: —, Military.com, Boxer, Wally Schirra, Machinist's, Michael Gonzales, Daniel Martin, Martin, it'll, Abraham Lincoln, USS Abraham Lincoln Organizations: US Navy, Service, Naval Surface Force, Navy Locations: Japan

☆ Webb telescope spies giant plume on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A record-breaking water plume erupted from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and the James Webb Space Telescope was watching when it occurred. The geyser-like plumes release water vapor, organic chemicals and ice particles into space. But the plume witnessed by the Webb telescope spanned more than 6,000 miles (9,656 kilometers), which is nearly the distance between Los Angeles and Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to a NASA release. The James Webb Space Telescope captured a a water vapor plume jetting from the south pole of Enceladus. The inset image, taken by the Cassini orbiter, shows how small Enceladus appears compared with the water plume.

Persons: James Webb, Cassini, —, Webb, . Villanueva, ”, Geronimo Villanueva, ” Villanueva, “, NASA’s, Stefanie Milam, we’ve Organizations: CNN, NASA, James Webb Space, Cassini, ESA, CSA, Goddard Space Flight, Saturn, Clipper, NASA Goddard Space Flight Locations: Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Greenbelt , Maryland

☆ Russian forces target food and water sources to starve Ukrainians, international law report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

People receive food from AFAT - Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency on November 28, 2022 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. WASHINGTON — Russian occupying forces in Ukraine have employed starvation tactics on civilians by targeting food lines, agricultural harvests and water infrastructure, according to a team of international lawyers helping Kyiv investigate alleged war crimes. The Kremlin has previously denied that its forces commit war crimes or deliberately target civilians and related critical infrastructure. The lawyers and investigators also found that infrastructure related to Chernihiv's water supply was targeted by aerial bombing. Elsewhere in Ukraine, the investigators found that Russian forces prioritized stealing harvests and destroying agricultural machinery.

Persons: Catriona Murdoch, Vladimir, Putin's, Murdoch, Read Organizations: Emergency Management, WASHINGTON —, Global, CNBC, Mobile Justice Team, Mobile, U.S . State Department, European, Foreign, Commonwealth, Development Office, Russian Embassy, Washington , D.C, Kremlin, Soyuz Locations: AFAT, Chernihiv, Ukraine, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON — Russian, Ukrainian, European Union, Russian, Washington ,, Kherson

☆ Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The RSF said in a statement late on Tuesday it was committed to the ceasefire "despite repeated violations" by the army. CHALLENGING NEGOTIATIONSCommenting on the Sudanese army's withdrawal from the Jeddah talks, Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt, African Union spokesperson on the crisis in Sudan, said: "It is not surprising. We hope the mediator will succeed to bring both parties for working on an expected ceasefire." Before the ceasefire deal was renewed, an army source said the army had demanded the RSF withdraw from civilian homes and hospitals as a condition for an extension. After the five-day extension was agreed, talks continued on the truce terms.

Persons: Abdel Fattah al, Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah, Hemedti's, Dagalo, Mohamed El Hacen, Hemedti, Omar al, Bashir, Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir, Dawit, Michael Georgy, Edmund Blair, Mark Heinrich, Grant McCool Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, Nations, REUTERS, Union, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Khartoum, KHARTOUM, Saudi, Jeddah, Khartoum's Mogran, Omdurman, Bahri, Sudan, au, Saudi Arabia, United States, Darfur, Sudan's, Port Sudan, Dubai, Nafisa, Cairo, Addis Ababa

☆ Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks, diplomatic source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Khalid Abdelaziz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 31 (Reuters) - Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and about enabling humanitarian access, a Sudanese diplomatic source said, raising fears of fresh bloodshed in the more than six-week-old conflict. Residents reported heavy clashes in southern Khartoum and in Omdurman across the River Nile until late on Tuesday. The RSF said in a statement late on Tuesday it was committed to the ceasefire "despite repeated violations" by the army. Before the ceasefire deal was renewed, an army source said the army had demanded the RSF withdraw from civilian homes and hospitals as a condition for an extension. After Bashir was toppled in an popular uprising, the army and RSF leaders staged a coup in 2021 before they due to hand leadership to civilians.

Persons: Abdel Fattah al, Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, RSF, Omar al, Bashir, Michael Georgy, Andrew Heavens, Edmund Blair Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, Residents, United Nations, Thomson Locations: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Khartoum, Omdurman, United States, Darfur, Sudan's, Port Sudan

☆ How Much Can a Water Filter Do?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Dana G. Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act, though, other water-monitoring issues have arisen. He gave the example of nitrate, an agricultural pollutant that’s present in the water supply in Des Moines. While the local water treatment plant takes steps to remove the contaminant, there are questions about whether the allowable levels could still cause health harms. In several of the recent crises, contamination occurred when lead leached into the water as it traveled through the distribution pipes. National regulations about the amount of lead permitted in pipes have been strengthened over the years, but many old water distribution systems have not been updated and contain unsafe levels.

CNN —The Chinese city of Shanghai recorded its highest May temperature in more than 100 years on Monday, hitting a record 36.1 degrees Celsius (nearly 97 degrees Fahrenheit). It is unknown when the city began keeping temperature records. Monday’s record-breaking heat wave for May was recorded in the city’s Xuhui district, state media CCTV reported, citing the Shanghai Meteorological Department. Earlier Monday, the Shanghai Meteorological Department issued its first high temperature alert of the year as temperatures in the city surpassed 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) for three consecutive days. Across the entirety of 2022, Shanghai recorded 50 days of temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius.

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