Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: A COP26 preview, dam negotiations in the Nile basin and a CoB feature on U.S. ballot measures relating to water.

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: India floods, removing invasive trees in Cape Town's watershed, and salmon and tribes in California.

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. This week: river pollution in South Africa, floods in China, a flood risk study in the US, and an Israel-Jordan water agreement.

Ottawa, Illinois learned how to keep its residents out of harms way. But on the river’s edge, safety has often required sacrifice.

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: UN Human Rights Office report on water access in Israel and Palestine, and drinking water contamination problems in two Great Lakes communities. Plus a CoB feature on an Illinois town's actions to reduce flood risk.

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on effects of wildfire on water supplies in the American West, U.S. flood insurance premiums are going up, and UN researchers develop a global flood risk map. Plus a CoB feature on Michigan irrigation.

A new narrative about water and irrigation is becoming more significant in Michigan as the century progresses, and water scarcity worsens across much of the rest of the nation.

As abundant fresh water and temperate climate become more attractive to out-of-state farm companies, Michigan is experiencing its own early confrontations over water supply and scarcity.

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: the effects of wildfire on water supplies in the American West, U.S. flood insurance premiums are going up, and UN researchers develop a global flood risk map. Plus a CoB feature on Michigan irrigation.

Circle of Blue reports on key water questions ahead of a crucial UN climate conference.

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week's stories: arsenic from groundwater contaminating the food supply in an Indian state, state data shows little residential water conservation in California, and thousands are sickened after a toxic wastewater spill from an Angolan diamond mine. Plus a CoB feature on water's role in reducing carbon emissions.