As lawmakers call for protections after incidents in 12 states, an EPA rule that Republicans fought would “remove most of the low-hanging fruit,” a cybersecurity expert said.

Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

Cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems have been reported in at least seven states this week, prompting the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency to warn utilities nationwide that hackers are trying to disrupt critical water infrastructure.

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has reached its lowest recorded level since it was created nearly 90 years ago, according to AP News. The reservoir fell to 1,040.4 feet above sea level, just below its previous record low from July 2022.

Starting on Friday, the island’s water authority is scheduled to shut off water for rotating 48-hour periods in parts of San Juan and surrounding areas.

When Marissa Cole received a letter from her city water department accusing her of making an unauthorized stormwater modification, she assumed it was a mistake.

A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires. View on euronews

Mumbai`s seven lakes, which supply drinking water to the city, collectively held 12,88,833 million litres of water, or 89.05 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of 6 am on Tuesday, August 11,