Canada’s water governance and management systems threaten the country’s water supply
The Conversation – Canada Canada has been largely immune to the issues of water scarcity, quality and accessibility affecting billions around the globe – issues that are only growing in […]
Compare and contrast: What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars?
The Guardian We don’t have to await the dystopian future for the water wars to begin. The struggle over water, between private interests and the public good, the powerful and […]
Compare and contrast: Can California use ocean salt water to put out fires? Here are three key factors for L.A. firefighters
CBS News While some fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry amid the extreme wildfires, people wondered if firefighters could use salt water from the ocean instead of depleting fresh […]
‘Water everywhere’: Crews respond to water main break in central Edmonton
Global News A local utility provider advised drivers to avoid the area around a central Edmonton intersection on Tuesday morning as crews responded to a water main break. As of […]
Compare and contrast: New NOAA dataset to help improve flood mitigation tools, flood-risk assessment
Phys.org The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). This comprehensive dataset known […]
Compare and contrast: RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show
The Guardian RAF bases are hotspots of toxic “forever chemical” pollution in water, analysis of Ministry of Defence documents has revealed. Moreover, some of the highest concentrations of these chemicals […]
Compare and contrast: Hiroshima flooding: A case study of well usage and adaptive governance
Science Daily Society is often vulnerable to disasters, but how humans manage during and after can turn devastation into opportunities for improved resilience. For instance, private wells are attracting attention […]
Compare and contrast: Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says
The Associated Press Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Forgotten’. How one Mexican city struggles against big industry for water
Al Jazeera “Water flows toward the money and to companies like Coca-Cola, not to the people”. San Crist bal, a city of 200,000 people, is home to a bottling plant […]
Compare and contrast: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals – here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
The Conversation – United States What many people don’t realize is the extent to which their community drinking water systems can be damaged by fire, how their water is affected […]
