WATER

Sri Lanka has deployed over 7,000 army personnel to the areas affected by the floods, which has destroyed nearly 1,900 houses.

India sent five planes of water to the Maldives after the island nation announced an emergency that left more than 100,000 residents without clean water.

Traces of radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have been detected about 100 miles off the coast of northern California.

Climate scientists praise New York's short-term restoration efforts but wonder if the Big Apple is adequately prepared for the coming decades.

Concerned about toxic algae, the EPA may begin issuing health advisories about risks to supplies of drinking water.

Conditions in the early solar system would have made water formation impossible, according to a new study.

The ice crystals were also found in other notothenioid fishes, swimming in relatively warmer Antarctic summer waters.

The trio of laws comes as California farmers and city dwellers are pumping the ground for water at a record pace.

The dumping of liquid waste and pollutants into the world's largest freshwater lake has been identified as the root cause of the problem.

The timing of the quake, which hit at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, helped limit the damage to human life, reports said.

The loss of nearly 62 trillion gallons of groundwater has caused an "uplift" effect across the 11-state region, scientists say.

Floods and landslides have killed nearly 180 people across 10 districts in Nepal and 1,500 villages in India.

The water bottle in "Downton Abbey" Season 5 promo photos is being used to support WaterAid, a global charity.

U.S. communities grapple with worries about pollution caused by farms and feedlots in the wake of the toxic water scare in Toledo, Ohio.

TEPCO, the Fukushima power plant operator, is currently pumping untainted groundwater into the ocean to prevent it from mixing with toxic water.

The highest levels of mercury were found in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.

Preventing another algae attack in Lake Erie will be the next priority for officials, once the water is declared safe to drink.

Drought stricken California may finally be coming to terms with desalination, for better or worse.

Bottled-water companies are adding several minerals to their drinks to enhance flavor.

Climate change is expected to make droughts like California's worse and longer. Residents better get used to conservation, officials say.

Japan's nuclear regulator told Tepco to reexamine plans to build an ice wall to freeze contaminated water.