Compare and contrast: The year the rainforest dried up: how the climate crisis beached Brazil’s floating communities
The Guardian Some areas of the Amazon experienced their worst drought in 120 years in 2024. Brazilian rivers such as the Negro fell to their lowest levels on record, affecting […]
Compare and contrast: Drought-like conditions emerge in Pakistan due to scarce rainfall
The Tribune India Despite the recent rainfall spell in the country, the rains did not prove significant in the plain areas of Pakistan, thereby aggravating the drought conditions. The second […]
Compare and contrast: Massive flood refilled an empty Mediterranean Sea millions of years ago
Earth.Com Five million years ago, one of the most spectacular events in Earth’s history unfolded as a massive flood refilled the Mediterranean Sea. This wasn’t a typical flood – it […]
Compare and contrast: China reports problems at five reservoirs in Tibet after earthquake
Reuters Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region. […]
Compare and contrast: Virginia Once Drained and Dried Peatlands, but Now Eyes Them as Carbon Sinks
Inside Climate News The bogs, logged for centuries and recently burned, sequester far more carbon than forests. Now, thousands of acres are being “rewetted” as part of a restoration strategy. […]
Compare and contrast: Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers
UN News Co-facilitated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this global initiative seeks to unite efforts worldwide to protect these vital […]
Ottawa announces $700K in funding to help improve Hamilton and Burlington water quality
CBC “This investment will help restore water quality in the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern and across the Great Lakes,” Canada Water Agency said in a news release, adding programs […]
Compare and contrast: Global water research overlooks needs of the Global South, study says
Phys.org Rivers that flow across international borders are essential for the lives of billions of people they supply drinking water, support agriculture and provide livelihoods. However, these rivers face increasing […]
Charlottetown offering flood protection rebate program
Saltwire This is the second year for the program, which offers households within the city a 75 per cent rebate on approved flood-protection devices and associated installation labour, up to […]
Compare and contrast: Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
Associated Press “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point,” said Andrew Miller, advocacy […]
