Rapid snowmelt threatens US West water supply outlook
The Hill Rapid melts across the U.S. West have caused snowpack to disappear up to four weeks early in some areas — wreaking potential havoc on the region’s water supply, […]
New research chair empowers wetland climate solutions
University of Waterloo “Canada has over one quarter of the world’s peatlands, with most currently intact. Therefore, we have the responsibility to steward this globally significant carbon stock,” Strack reflects. […]
Celebrating American Wetlands Month with USGS Wetland Science
USGS A wetland can typically be identified as such by the presence of characteristic environments related to water, soil, and aquatic plants. But…no wetland is the same. Each wetland varies […]
Juvenile salmon roam between salt and fresh water while exploring coast and rivers, research finds
Phys.org As many as 22% of juvenile salmon in California and Washington streams swam downriver to the ocean and then back up other rivers as many as 9 times. They […]
Saint John River water levels on the rise after heavy weekend rain
CTV News Heavy rain and warm temperatures melted virtually all the remaining snowpack. There was enough rain that we will see an increase in water levels along the Saint John […]
Making every drop of water count
Water Canada Demand for water is rising and Alberta is looking at ways to make more water available for farmers, ranchers, businesses and growing communities. The Water Act has not […]
What We Can Learn from Water, a Great Force of Life
The Free Press All forms of life have a relationship with water. Water droplets in our breath connect us intimately, as we learned during the pandemic. Nishnaabeg think of water […]
Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers
The Guardian We have forgotten that our fate flows with that of rivers, and always has. Our relationship with fresh water has become intensely instrumentalised, privatised and monetised: river understood […]
The Economic Case for Preserving America’s Wetlands
Mother Jones America’s wetlands were historically viewed as useless areas that stood in the way of development. More than half of the 221 million acres of wetlands that existed when […]
25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
The Conversation – United States In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by millions of […]