Compare and contrast: Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
The Canadian Press Several Central European nations have been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania as a result of a low pressure system that […]
Compare and contrast: Why Have Record-Breaking Rains Drenched the Carolinas and Europe?
Scientific American Both Central Europe and eastern North Carolina have seen torrential downpours and devastating flooding in recent days – with 18 inches in certain locations of each region. […]
Compare and contrast: South Africa’s Gauteng province launches water data hub – residents can now keep track of shortages and repair issues
The Conversation – Africa Caroline Southey from The Conversation Africa put questions to Craig Sheridan, the director of the Centre in Water Research and Development at the University of the […]
Dam dreams loom large over East Coast energy future
National Observer In Labrador, a proposed hydro dam twice the size of British Columbia’s Site C megaproject, looms large over the East Coast’s energy future. The project is called Gull […]
Turning seawater into fresh water through solar power
Science Daily Researchers at the University of Waterloo have designed an energy-efficient device that produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process driven largely by the sun. Click […]
‘Not that simple’: Trump drags Canadian river into California’s water problems
CTV News Tricia Stadnyk, an environmental engineering professor at the University of Calgary who has researched continental water resource supply and is also a Canadian research chair in hydrologic modelling, […]
Will B.C.’s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta?
CBC At a construction cost of $16 billion, the Site C hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the most expensive public infrastructure project […]
Compare and contrast: Floods claim more lives as heavy rain batters central Europe
CBC Some parts of the Czech Republic and Poland faced the worst flooding in almost three decades, as towns evacuated thousands of people. A quarter of a million Czech homes […]
Drought preparation continues to be a priority
The Western Producer Though some regions got more rain this year than they have in the past four, Lardner said it doesn’t mean they are out of the woods. After […]
Compare and contrast: The Key to Fix California’s Inadequate Water Storage? Put Water Underground, Scientists Say
Inside Climate News A new University of California Riverside study on California agriculture and climate proposes a plan for new water capture, storage and distribution systems throughout California that will […]
