Compare and contrast: Southern California water agency votes to keep funding state tunnel plans
Associated Press A Southern California water agency has approved key funding needed to support plans for a giant underground tunnel that would reroute a big part of the state’s water […]
Compare and contrast: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam can generate sustainable hydropower while minimizing downstream water deficit during prolonged droughts
Nature Optimizing hydropower generation from the Nile upstream mega-dams during prolonged droughts while minimizing the downstream water deficit is the cornerstone in resolving the ongoing major water conflict in the […]
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 […]
Compare and contrast: ‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns
The Guardian An ancient Sicilian proverb goes like this: “When water to two fountains flows, one will stay dry – that’s how it goes.” The residents of the small town […]
Compare and contrast: What triggered Nepal’s catastrophic 2021 flood — and could it happen again?
Science Daily Heavy monsoon rainfall, excessive snowmelt and unstable terrain combined to cause the 2021 Melamchi Valley flood disaster in Nepal, according to new research. The findings highlight how a […]
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: Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security – but would you swallow it?
The Conversation – Europe In his book Purified: How Recycled Sewage is Transforming our Water, Peter Annin, director of the Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation in Wisconsin, US, explores 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. […]
