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News tag: Ecosystem

Ecosystem news

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 […]

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 […]

City balancing road safety, water protection with how much salt it uses

BarrieToday ‘Snow and ice are removed from roads and sidewalks by plowing rather than melting with salt when possible to reduce the amount of salt required,’ says official.   Click […]

Compare and contrast: Droughts, floods, wildfires: 2024 natural disasters in pictures

Al Jazeera An array of climate emergencies has killed, injured and displaced thousands across the globe this year.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link […]

Compare and contrast: A Closer Look: Temperature and Drought in the Southwest

U.S. EPA Large portions of the Southwest have experienced drought conditions since weekly Drought Monitor records began in 2000. For extended periods from 2002 to 2005 and from 2012 to […]

Compare and contrast: Leaves’ resilience to raindrops offer insights into energy harvesting potential

Phys.org To a leaf, a falling raindrop is equivalent in mass to a bowling ball dropping on a person so how does the leaf survive? New research elucidates the raindrop’s […]

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