Compare and contrast: Compounding drought and climate effects disrupt soil water dynamics in grasslands
EurekAlert! A novel field experiment in Austria reveals that compounding climate conditions – namely drought, warming, and elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2 ) – could fundamentally reshape how water moves […]
Compare and contrast: Calls to curb invasive species spread via untreated water transfer
Science Daily Development of cities and the demands of agriculture mean that huge volumes of untreated water from lakes, reservoirs and rivers are now routinely moved large distances, across countries, […]
N.W.T. regulator starting process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence
CBC An N.W.T. regulator is moving ahead with a process that could grant Imperial Oil an emergency three-year water licence. Imperial Oil’s current water licence is set to expire in […]
Compare and contrast: Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining
The Conversation – Africa A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 […]
Compare and contrast: Why Didn’t L.A. Firefighters Have Access to More Water? Newsom Calls For Investigation
TIME “While water supplies from local fire hydrants are not designed to extinguish fires over large areas, losing supplies from fire hydrants likely impaired the effort to protect some homes […]
Compare and contrast: In a Major Reversal, the World Bank Is Backing Mega Dams
Yale Environment 360 Despite continued opposition, the World Bank has approved the first of five big dam projects expected to get its support in the coming months. Climate change has […]
Compare and contrast: New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
The Associated Press Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published the journal Nature on Wednesday. […]
Compare and contrast: Reducing irrigation for livestock feed crops is needed to save Great Salt Lake, study argues
Science Daily The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches […]
Compare and contrast: New research reveals groundwater pathways across continent
Science Daily Researchers have created a simulation that maps underground water on a continental scale. The result of three years’ work studying groundwater from coast to coast, the findings plot […]
Meet the researcher who thinks about water so you don’t have to
Water Canada From drinking-water safety to wastewater testing for infections like COVID-19, Dr. Gagnon and a cross-disciplinary team of researchers work every day to help solve a wide range of […]
