What We Can Learn from Water, a Great Force of Life
The Free Press All forms of life have a relationship with water. Water droplets in our breath connect us intimately, as we learned during the pandemic. Nishnaabeg think of water […]
25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
The Conversation – United States In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by millions of […]
Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved
The Guardian Ice is highly effective at reflecting solar radiation back into space, so when the region’s floes and glaciers start to disintegrate and disappear, more and more of the […]
Compare and contrast: Scientists find evidence that overturns theories of the origin of water on Earth
Science Daily Researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids bombarding its surface; Scientists have analyzed a meteorite analogous to the early Earth to […]
New study shows increased pathogens near B.C. open-net salmon farms
CBC A new study led by the Pacific Salmon Foundation and four northern Vancouver Island First Nations suggests that water collected near active open-net salmon farms contains four times more […]
Compare and contrast: Extreme drought-heatwave events threaten the biodiversity and stability of aquatic plankton communities in the Yangtze River ecosystems
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 […]
Compare and contrast: Algae outbreaks in U.S. reservoirs threaten country’s potable water supply
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. […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Ultimate bringers of life’: How one Cornwall farmer is using beavers to stop flooding
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, […]
Many Toronto-area streams are getting saltier and road salt is mostly to blame, conservation experts suggest
CBC Waterways reaching salt levels acutely toxic to organisms, Toronto conservation authority data shows. Click here to read the story.
Compare and contrast: Why is water different colors in different places?
The Conversation – United Kingdom Drinking water normally looks clear, but ponds, rivers and oceans are filled with floating particles. They may be tiny fragments of dirt, rock, plant material […]