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Phys.org

Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth’s poles slightly away from the planet’s axis of rotation, according to recent research. Read more here 

The Conversation – Africa

In the early hours of July 4, 2025, a flash flood swept through an area of Hill Country dotted with summer camps and small towns about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio. At least 75 people died in Kerr County, and 10 girls from one camp were still unaccounted for, officials said on July 7. More than a dozen more deaths were reported in nearby counties. Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Flood.

National Observer

Every morning, families of the Pikangikum First Nation wake up to a water crisis that has become routine. Most homes have no running water. Families start the day not with a shower, but with a trek to the lake hauling buckets, breaking through ice in the winter and rationing bottled water when it’s available. Even the band office relies on a decaying septic tank and water tank with no plumbing. A remote northern Ontario First Nation’s daily struggle for safe drinking water is stuck in the middle of a political fight between the federal and provincial governments.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Water Canada

As wildfire seasons grow longer and more destructive, rural communities in British Columbia are turning to a proactive, made-in-B.C. solution: mapping water sources in advance of fire emergencies. Led by Living Lakes Canada, a water science and stewardship non-profit, this initiative is helping communities across the Columbia Basin strengthen their emergency readiness by identifying and documenting critical water sources before wildfires strike.   Click here to read the story.

The Conversation – Africa

Every spring, melting snow and heavy rainfall brings a higher risk of flooding and riverbank erosion to parts of Canada. Bank erosion is responsible for a significant portion of annual flood damage in Canada, with estimates suggesting the costs could grow as high as $13.6 billion anually by the end of the century.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Flood.

APTN News

The ministers of Environment from Alberta and Ontario are asking the federal government to “refrain” from reintroducing legislation that would mandate Canada to provide safe drinking water to First Nations across the country.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

CBC

An environmental group says not enough testing is being done to determine the extent of contamination from so-called “forever chemicals,” especially in the North. CBC News recently published an interactive map showing some PFAS “hotspots” across Canada, based on data from the federal government’s inventory of contaminated sites. But Cassie Barker, senior program manager at the Toronto-based advocacy group Environmental Defence, said it doesn’t show the entire picture.   Click here to read the story.

Reuters

Low water levels after a drought and heatwave are stopping cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine river in Germany despite rain this week, commodity traders said on Friday.” Low water is hampering shipping on all of the river south of Duisburg and Cologne, including the chokepoint of Kaub, traders said.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

CBC

An unhealthy municipal water system in the Bell Island community of Wabana is slowly being rid of contaminants like arsenic, manganese and iron, with 150 households being removed this week from a quarter-century-old boil order.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Groundwater

Further testing has confirmed high levels of lead remain in the water at a local high school. It’s reported more work is to be done to learn the origin of the high lead levels. The school’s water system will remain shut down until all steps have been completed. Random sampling showed some test locations had lead levels upwards of four times higher than Health Canada recommendations.   Click here to read the story.  Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

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