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. […]
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 […]