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LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Utah has become the first U.S. state to ban the addition of fluoride in public water systems.
SAGA, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorities said Saturday (March 15).
A letter from MOHIDEEN ABDUL KADER, President, Consumers' Association of Penang.
KOTA TINGGI: Villagers of Kampung Felda Air Tawar 1 have been caught by surprise as swift surging floodwaters inundated their homes, causing some to cling to poles to save themselves from being swept away early on Sunday morning (March 23).
JOHOR BARU: Several locations near here are reporting flash floods and rising water following continuous rainfall since Wednesday (March 19) morning.
Sunseekers can happily frolic in the waters at six beaches in Singapore that have been given a “good” grading. But the waters off another one – Sembawang Park Beach – are not safe for swimming.
DA NANG: Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family's centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce, or join the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing his country for a better life.
LUSAKA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's state-owned power company Zesco Limited said Tuesday that it would not rush to increase electricity generation following steady water levels in Lake Kariba.
PHNOM PENH: Nearly all of the 93,583 hectares of drought-affected rice fields across 17 provinces and the capital, have been irrigated since December last year, announced the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology.
NAFPLION, Greece (Reuters) - In the Argolida region of southern Greece, water escapes through cracks in an irrigation canal feeding a plain of orange trees. Underground, old pipes lose more than half the water that is pumped through them, officials say.
ABUJA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The water levels in the River Niger, one of Nigeria's two major rivers, are being put under control as part of measures to prevent imminent flooding in the most populous African nation, local authorities said Tuesday.
A new study published on Saturday finds that oxygen levels have dropped in lakes worldwide due to lasting climate warming and escalating heatwaves.
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council will conduct a study to expand its flood warning system to cover hotspot areas in the city, says mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad.
PHNOM PENH: Mango processing company Cangxinlong Food (Cambodia) Co., Ltd has been fined 300 million riel (approximately US$75,000) for failing to manage wastewater discharge, which polluted a public water source in Pailin province's Stung Kach commune in Sala Krau district for the second time.
PETALING JAYA: Two rivers in Pahang have surpassed danger levels, with four warnings and 11 alerts issued following continuous rainfall since Monday (Dec 9), Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.
PETALING JAYA: Water levels at eight rivers in TERENGGANU breached the dangerous mark on Sunday (Dec 1), says the Drainage and Irrigation Department.
KOTA TINGGI: Villagers of Kampung Felda Air Tawar 1 were caught by surprise when rapid floodwaters inundated their homes, forcing some to cling to poles in a desperate bid to avoid being swept away early in the morning.
IPOH: The Perak Water Board has lifted the water rationing exercise in the Batang Padang and Hilir Perak districts with immediate effect.
SIBU: Floods hit Sibu Division for the second time this year, causing significant distress, particularly for those living in low-lying areas.
KUALA KANGSAR: The water level at Bukit Merah Dam, Bagan Serai, has risen to 33% of its total capacity thanks to natural rainfall induced by cloud seeding operations from July 29 to 31, says Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
