Compare and contrast: Heavy rains deliver largest amounts of fertilizer-derived nitrogen pollution to the Gulf of Mexico, new study finds
EurekAlert! As opposed to a constant flow from sources above and below ground, periods of heavy rain and runoff deliver the greatest amounts of fertilizer-derived nitrogen through creeks, rivers, and […]
Compare and contrast: How the Amazon’s ‘Boiling River’ foreshadows a warmer world
BBC News The Boiling River regularly reaches 45C – with drastic consequences for the surrounding rainforest. Click here to read the story.
Compare and contrast: What’s lowering Detroit River water levels?
CTV News “We’re 23 centimetres less than we were this time last year,” he explained. “We’re still eight centimetres above the mean average for the Great Lakes, so Lake St. […]
Compare and contrast: The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario
The Narwhal In July 2020, Lake Ontario’s average surface water temperature was the warmest ever recorded. Since 1995, Lake Ontario has warmed on average over two degrees Celsius, which is […]
Compare and contrast: The Global Threat of Drying Lands: Regional and global aridity trends and future projections
UN CCD New UN report “The Global Threat of Drying Lands: Regional and global aridity trends and future projections” released. Some highlights: + 77.6% of Earth’s land experienced drier conditions […]
Compare and contrast: Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week
The Associated Press Much of Earth’s lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at […]
Parasite behind fish-killing whirling disease found in B.C. lake
CBC The BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says three trout samples from the southern arm of Kootenay Lake have tested positive for Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that […]
Compare and contrast: Ships taking extra caution after seiche exposes parts of the Detroit River’s bank
CBC A seiche that has taken the river and Lake Erie by storm. It’s a natural phenomenon that happens when strong winds push water from one end of a basin […]
Compare and contrast: From Parched to Overflow: How Record-Breaking Rains Revived Lake Casitas
SciTechDaily After more than 15 years of declining water levels, Lake Casitas in Southern California has made a remarkable recovery. By November 2022, the lake had dropped to historic lows […]
Compare and contrast: As floodwaters rise, toxic contaminants released from old landfills pose more of a hazard to nature and to us
The Conversation – United Kingdom Flooding has the potential to stir up long-forgotten sources of pollution and climate change is exacerbating that. Click here to read the story. […]