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 […]
Contaminated water storage at Victoria Gold mine may be leaking: Yukon government
Yukon News According to a Jan. 3 update on its response to the situation at the mine, which has been out of production since a June 2024 landslide breached its […]
Compare and contrast: Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows
The Conversation – Global The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report released today shows how these changes are driving extreme events around the world. Our international team of researchers used data […]
Compare and contrast: Great Lakes Water Levels Shift Amid Unusual Weather Patterns
Thumbwind Despite record-high precipitation, the Great Lakes water levels are below long-term averages for January on several lakes, prompting close monitoring. Click here to read the story.
Compare and contrast: California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’
The Guardian In October, the removal of four hydroelectric dams built on the river was completed – the largest project of its kind in US history. The blast of the […]
Compare and contrast: Lake bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons, study reveals
Phys.org According to a study in Nature Microbiology, researchers found that over the course of a year, most individual species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolve, apparently in response […]
Similkameen people say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste as company doubles down: ‘It’s scary’
IndigiNews Questioned at a private community meeting about contamination in Wolfe Creek, a Hudbay Minerals representative insists she ‘would drink the water’. The mine has been repeatedly fined by the […]