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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.

Circle of Blue

National Science Foundation grants, including water research grants, have been reviewed for ideological influence. Click here to read the story.

Groundwater

With greater volatility in weather and climate, seasonal changes in water quality are becoming more frequent and pronounced. This leaves many treatment plant operators battling to respond and cope. Click here to read the story.

Inside Climate News

The freeze of payments to farmers, cities, Native American tribes and groups that protect watersheds could trickle down to threaten western economies, electricity supplies and agricultural production. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Water Canada

Every winter, Ontario applies millions of tonnes of road salt to keep highways, streets, and sidewalks safe from ice and snow. While this practice helps prevent accidents, it has a hidden consequence road salt doesn’t simply disappear after use. Instead, it seeps into groundwater, rivers, and lakes, increasing chloride levels in drinking water sources. Click here to read the story.

The Guardian

Since releasing a couple into an enclosure on his Cornwall farm in 2017, he says they [beavers] have saved it from drought, prevented flooding in the nearby village, boosted the local economy and even improved oyster beds in Falmouth Bay. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

February 28, 2025
10:07 am
Ecology, Ecosystem, Environment, International

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