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Nature

Rivers are crucial to biogeochemical cycles, connecting terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric systems. However, their ecosystems are increasingly threatened by extreme weather events. Here we used the environmental DNA approach to assess the impact of extreme drought-heatwave events on the aquatic plankton communities of the Yangtze River. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Drought.

March 4, 2025
8:58 am
Ecology, Ecosystem, Environment, Research

Global News

As the winter snow melts into spring, the topic of water conservation is once again beginning to flow. Lethbridge gets its water from the Oldman River, which originates in the Rocky Mountains and flows east across the Prairies to merge with the Bow River and become the South Saskatchewan River. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Drought.

CBC

A water main break in south Regina last week turned a quiet street into a lake, flooded at least one home and left the area without running water for most of a day. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

CTV News

The province of New Brunswick is receiving $150.5 million from Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) to be used to help communities build or improve infrastructure related to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste. “Investing in critical infrastructure like drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste systems is needed to build more homes, faster, across New Brunswick,” said federal Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor in a news release. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Water Canada

A Regional Gap Analysis by Great Lakes WISE was published in February 2025 and set out to identify challenges and opportunities surrounding water resource management in the Great Lakes region, focusing on the combined effects of climate change, population growth, economic development, aging infrastructure, and emerging contaminants. Understanding how these pressures are impacting the region’s water systems is critical to identifying solutions that will help protect water quality, ensure sustainability, and build resilience for the future. This Gap Analysis will serve as the foundation for developing strategy and forming project ideas that can be carried out collectively through Great Lakes WISE. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

The Tribune India

The Ganges is one of the 54 rivers shared by India and Bangladesh. Long-standing differences over its water sharing were resolved with the signing of the Ganges Water Treaty on December 12, 1996, by then-Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his then-Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

March 3, 2025
11:22 am
Environment, Infrastructure, International

Phys.org

A recent study, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, has identified critical thresholds of snowfall-to-precipitation (S/P) ratios sensitive to global warming, as well as their projected future trajectories in High Mountain Asia (HMA). Click here to read the story.

The Globe and Mail

A first-of-its-kind river-linking project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of December and now under construction, is being touted by the Indian government as an ambitious solution to the region’s severe water problems. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

BBC News

Swedish police are investigating a suspected sabotage incident on a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. “Technicians found that someone has opened an electrical cabinet, pulled out a cable and thereby cut off the power to the pump,” police said. The technician put the cable back and reset the alarm at 21:30 local time, and the pump is now working. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Water Canada

In the face of unprecedented changes, Canadian water utilities are challenged to plan effectively for an inherently unpredictable future. Canadian Water Network (CWN) is leading a national adaptive planning project to help prepare utilities for a range of future risks. This project is supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

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