Compare and contrast: Tens of thousands without water in Mayotte as curfew brought in
BBC News Tens of thousands of people are still without access to water in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by Cyclone Chido. Health workers are concerned […]
Compare and contrast: Texas Regulators Report More Than 250 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination
Inside Climate News An annual report documents 2,870 active cases of groundwater contamination around the state. Groundwater provides more than half of the state’s water supply. Click here to […]
Compare and contrast: One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 – report
BBC News Around eight million properties in England – or one in four – could be at risk of flooding by 2050 as the danger increases due to climate change, […]
Mount Polley disaster’s toxic impact continues to filter through B.C. waters, 10 years later: researchers
CBC The environmental impact of the Mount Polley tailings dam collapse is still being felt with toxic particles swirling in Quesnel Lake’s water a decade later. Research shows tiny invertebrates […]
Compare and contrast: Rising drought frequency poses new threats to US wildlife, study finds
Phys.org People around the world are dealing with drought, so it’s not shocking that it affects wildlife, too: lack of moisture contributes to habitat loss, affects how animals compete for […]
Compare and contrast: What 92 years of data say about ice cover
Phys.org Warming air temperatures are changing ice cover in seasonally frozen lakes worldwide. The timing of ice formation and melting, called ice phenology, affects lake temperatures, seasonal stratification, and lake […]
Compare and contrast: Water and forests in Southern US
Science Daily Climate and land use change have and will continue to alter streamflow regimes and water quality through the 21st century, with consequences for drinking water treatment costs, flood […]
Compare and contrast: Swimming status of Ilkley’s River Wharfe in limbo over sewage pollution
The Guardian In the West Yorkshire town of Ilkley, campaigners were the first to use the EU-derived bathing water regulations to drive a cleanup of their river. But since part […]
2024 Poll: Public Prioritizes Great Lakes Protection Amid Water Quality Concerns
Water Canada The International Joint Commission Great Lakes Water Quality Board’s 2024 Great Lakes Regional Poll results reveal that a continued increasing majority of respondents share common beliefs about the […]
Compare and contrast: Climate change impacting freshwater fish species, study finds
EurekAlert! Climate change has emerged as a key threat to biodiversity, leading to broad-scale shifts in distributions of marine and terrestrial species as they attempt to track thermally suitable habitat. […]