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The Conversation – Africa

Lakes are essential to ecosystems, providing freshwater, supporting biodiversity and offering crucial habitat for fish and other aquatic species. But a recent study by my colleagues and I shows that lakes around the world are warming, not just at the surface, but deep below as well. Subsurface heatwaves in lakes, defined as extreme periods of high water temperature below the surface, are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity.   Click here to read the story.

The Guardian

Holloman Lake was a haven for wildlife and seemed an ideal campsite. But strange foam around the shoreline turned out to be more than just an oddity – and reveals the alarming way forever chemicals move through ecosystems.   Click here to read the story.

Water Canada

WSP has developed a uniquely effective solution for rapid, on-site elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) along with other persistent water contaminants: an electro-oxidation wastewater treatment system known as PFASER. The water treatment unit (patent pending) exclusively incorporates pro aqua’s best-in-class commercial boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode reactors, giving it a competitive edge for efficiency, longevity and operational costs.   Click here to read the story.

Reuters

Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been struggling with drought for years. The hair, which is turned into sheets and discs of compostable mulch through mechanical weaving, reduces direct evaporation by 71% and saves up to 48% of irrigation water, according to the Matter of Trust Chile foundation, which makes the hair mats.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

The Western Producer

It may have been spotty in parts, but forage producers across the Prairies received much-needed rainfall late last month to help ailing hay stands. How much good it will do remains to be seen, say farmers and other experts.   Click here to read the story.

The New York Times

The taste and smell won’t change, but starting on Monday something was different about Calgary’s water supply fluoride is back in the taps across the city in Western Canada.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

The Conversation – Africa

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilisations have treasured – and been intrinsically linked to – safe, clean water.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Groundwater

About four per cent of the city’s residents rely on trucked water which has councillors considering an increased rate to cover the service’s costs. The rate hasn’t seen an increase in more than 25 years. A committee report recommends a 38 per cent increase for those who depend on trucked water, but at least one resident has taken exception to the recommendation, saying those who have access to piped water are paying about half the cost of water that trucked water customers pay.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Ottawa Citizen

When Banu Örmeci was approached by community members about conducting more water quality testing in the Rideau River, she was more than happy to oblige. The Carleton University researcher said the City of Ottawa typically does water testing only at a handful of beaches that are mostly along the Ottawa River. She said this left a “knowledge gap” she was willing to fill.   Click here to read the story.

PR Newswire

In an era when aquifers across the globe are being depleted at alarming rates, the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District has achieved a historic milestone in sustainable groundwater management. The Redlands-based water district has now diverted and recharged 1.5 million acre-feet or 489.33 billion gallons of water into the local aquifer cumulatively since 1912.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

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