Usually one of the most full flowing in Russia, the river tends to drop the level twice a year - but not by a catastrophic 2-2.5 meters as this year.
Nearly 1,000 water damages have been reported following the heavy rainfall night to Sunday.
Little rainfall during this year’s warm, dry summer left Seldovia and Nanwalek scrambling to conserve water.
The summer rain broke a hundred-year-old record.
As of Tuesday, the wells at Chignik Lagoon, population 150, are completely dry.
A Kenai Peninsula village is rapidly running out of water. Low snowpack and little rainfall has led Nanwalek to declare a water emergency.
The water well is dry due to a lack of rain, and the village’s distribution system is damaged. As of Thursday, residents had only 5,000 gallons of drinkable water left.
The main water line comes from Lily Lake through 10,000 feet of line. According to Supervisor Dennis Durr, “We’re making 130 gallons a minute right now. Normally this time of year we should be making at least 250 gallons a minute. We’re not keeping up right now, but we are making water. That’s good. That’s keeping us in the ball game here.”
The borough re-issued mandatory water restrictions this week amid drought conditions and as Lily Lake water levels continue to drop. In August, the borough has banned watering lawns with sprinklers. Hand-drip irrigation of vegetable and flower gardens is allowed.
Several ground slides close E39 between Førde and Skei in Jølster. More than 150 people must be evacuated.
State of emergency in Irkutsk region as President Vladimir Putin flies in amid carnage from heavy rain - with ‘worse to come’.
On Wednesday, a new precipitation record was measured in Oslo with 22 millimeters in 10 minutes. "We had expected rain showers, but not that it would be so heavy," says state meteorologist.
Blockage at the city's main lift station has forced sewage to overflow into the bay, so it doesn't back into people's homes.
From Eagle River to Wasilla, people on private wells are contending with cloudy water -- and worse.
The death toll in the Camp fire in Northern California rose to 63 Thursday as President Trump planned to visit California to meet with people impacted by the wildfires in what marks his second trip to the state since his election.
Stantec engineering designed the plans for pumping water from the Apex River to Lake Geraldine, the city's reservoir, which has lower water levels than in years past.
The beach at a state park in upstate New York has been closed because of a toxic algae bloom.
Algae blooms may produce toxins that can cause mild to severe health problems, says Cameron Deacoff, an environmental performance officer with the municipality.
Not all blooms are harmful but some types can make humans and animals sick when breathed-in, swallowed or touched
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