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Hindu women offer prayers to the sun god by venturing into the foam-coated waters of the Yamuna River (a major tributary of the Ganges) in New Delhi, India. The river is responsible for 70 per cent of the city’s water supply but is severely polluted at this stretch. Recently city authorities have taken to deploying blowers to push back the foam from the banks during festivals, so that the faithful can take a holy dip. ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS

7 Aug 2022 1 minute read

Rivers: holy waters

We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of...

2 Aug 2022 12 minute read

Rivers: holy waters

We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of...

22 Dec 2015 2 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Are we going to sit back and wait for the next mine waste disaster?

Following a recent tragedy in Brazil, Jennifer Krill wonders when environmental laws are going to be enforced...

1 Dec 2015 9 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Cry me a river

A poetic and heartfelt plea to restore a wounded planet. By Suprabha Seshan.

10 Aug 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Pakistan’s floods come in waves

The overflowing Indus River is making people’s lives dangerous, difficult and uncertain, writes Neill Garvie...

14 Jan 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Restore our meadows, a most cost-effective flood defence

Emma Rothero and David Gowing call for a natural solution to Britain’s flood risk.

1 Oct 2011 13 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Peru's dam busters

Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.

8 Dec 2009 4 minute read

This article is more than 13 years old.

Death by a thousand cuts

Albertas waterways are threatened by Canadas tar sands operations. To save them we must put money and resources into proper...

18 Jan 2008 3 minute read

This article is more than 15 years old.

Born to be wild

We went to a pub to mark the 50th birthday of a member of our
community. He's taken to a Harley Davidson motorbike of...

24 Jul 2007 3 minute read

This article is almost 16 years old.

Niña’s Ark

So El Niño’s cold sister, La Niña, has deflected the jetstream and
submerged the Heart of England under foul water. When...

14 Nov 2006 3 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

Epiblog

Though I’ve signed off from a regular blog from the barge, there are a few loose ends to tie up.

22 Sep 2006 2 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

Enough!

I’ve been living on this barge for the better part of four months and I reckon the time has now come to stop blogging about it...

18 Sep 2006 2 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

My home in transit

So this is it, my new home for who knows how long, on its way through the lock around the corner.

3 Sep 2006 2 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

Autumnal warming

To judge from the scoffolding poles that were being exchanged
outside the pub this afternoon, there is mounting tension...

18 Aug 2006 3 minute read

This article is almost 17 years old.

Only connect

I’m afraid I can’t resist a small whoop of triumph as I post this entry direct from the barge.

15 Aug 2006 2 minute read

This article is almost 17 years old.

Rising tide sinks boat

I am becoming sensitive, not to say jumpy, about sound.

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