Wasser News

 

Over the last couple of weeks, hackers have targeted and broken into the systems of several water plants in the United States. Here's what we know and don't know about this wave of attacks allegedly carried out by the Iranian government....

Utility company's plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500mThames Water is preparing the UK's only desalination plant to restart operations later this year – but it will only be ready in the winter, long after the current drought is likely to have passed.The utility company said that it was hoping to start operating its plant in Beckton, east London, “by the end of the year”, in order to help build up reservoir supplies over the winter for next summer. Continue reading......

The UK will look at easing its zero-emission vehicle sales mandate, a win for automakers that have been pushing new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to bring forward a review of the targets....

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty....

Um den gesamten Artikel unter newsbreak.com zu lesen, klicken Sie bitte auf die Überschrift...

The largest reservoir in the United States, located on the border of Arizona and Nevada, just hit a record low....

Das Niedrigwasser in den Flüssen wirkt sich auch auf die Kraftwerke in Deutschland aus. Das Wasserkraftwerk in Reckingen am Hochrhein produziert weniger Strom. Der Klimawandel dürfte das Problem verschärfen. Von L. Bisch und P. Jehle....

The Caspian Sea has fallen to its lowest level in about 200 years and is still declining, a Tehran official said, blaming higher temperatures, evaporation, weaker inflows and lower rainfall for a drop of up to 20 centimetres a year....

Danube Water Levels Sink To Historic Lows The Danube and other rivers in Europe are experiencing historic drought conditions which have thrown shipping, tourism and energy supply into disarray. Additionally, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, the sinking water levels that have set new all-time records in some locations have revealed historic finds from World War II to Roman times and even the Ice Age. You will find more infographics at Statista At the end of last month, 200 cruise passengers had to be evacuated when a Viking line river cruise ship ran aground near Vidin, Bulgaria. As of early August, cruise lines on the Danube, the Rhine and the Main are still disrupted, with itineraries being adjusted or canceled outright. Not only tourism industries are suffering from the drought, however. Critical energy infrastructure, agriculture and food supply routes are also in distress as the Danube provides irrigation to farmers and cooling to power plants. On August 3, Romanian...

The largest increases in bills will be felt by Southern Water customers, who will pay £80 more a year by 2030....

Firms in England and Wales seek to fund measures including supporting new homes and datacentresBusiness live – latest updatesMillions of households in England and Wales face higher bills after water companies were given the green light to spend £3.4bn more than planned, including to support new homes and datacentres.The new spending will come on top of the £104bn programme of investment approved by the regulator that had already meant water bills will rise by 36% over the second half of the decade. Continue reading......

Water companies in England and Wales got permission to increase spending and raise bills in a draft decision by regulator Ofwat....

Um den gesamten Artikel unter investing.com zu lesen, klicken Sie bitte auf die Überschrift...

Die Trockenheit bedroht den Rhein als wichtigen Importweg für die Schweiz. Das Problem: Der Schlüssel im Kampf gegen Niedrigwasser liegt in Deutschland....

Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, woke up on August 12 to an unusual rush for bottled water. Rumours had spread overnight that the capital's tap water was contaminated....

In der Ukraine verbreitet sich ein Video in den sozialen Medien: Es zeigt eine Gruppe Soldaten, die an der Front in einem Unterschlupf ohne Wasser und Nahrung ausharrt. Sie flehen um Hilfe, das Kommando reagiert bereits - und betont, dass es sich um einen Einzelfall handle....

Russia's Charge d'Affaires in Turkmenistan Pyotr Shchukin emphasized that there is currently no single scientific explanation for the causes of the present-day drop in water levels...

Seit vier Monaten sollen ukrainische Soldaten an der Front nicht abgelöst worden sein. In einem Video berichten sie von Tagen ohne Essen und Trinkwasser. Einmal hätten sie sogar ihren eigenen Urin trinken müssen. Nun bitten sie die Armeeführung um Hilfe....

Reservoir has built an ultra-efficient water heater that can predict hot water demand, store energy, and detect plumbing leaks throughout a home....

Um den gesamten Artikel unter investing.com zu lesen, klicken Sie bitte auf die Überschrift...