Compare and contrast: How multiple human-induced stressors interactively impair freshwater food webs
Phys.org Freshwater lakes and ponds are among the most biodiverse habitats on Earth, and they are subjected to multiple environmental pressures including climate change, nutrient pollution, and pesticide contamination. […]
Quebec Communities Face Severe Flooding Crisis
The Pinnacle Gazette Severe flooding has struck various parts of Quebec, compelling authorities to declare states of emergency and initiate evacuations as multiple rivers swell past safe limits. The emergency, […]
Compare and contrast: Texas is running out of water. Here’s why and what state leaders plan to do about it.
Texas Tribune Towns and cities could be on a path toward a severe shortage of water by 2030, data compiled in the state’s 2022 water plan by the Texas Water […]
Mining company fined $114K for polluting B.C. river with high cobalt levels
BIV News A mining company has been handed a $114,750 penalty for repeatedly sending cobalt-laced waste into a B.C. river at levels as high as 7,000 per cent above legal […]
Flood fears in the north with warm weather, heavy rain on the way
CTV News Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Sudbury and North Bay on Friday, with 20-40 mm of rain expected this weekend. Click here to read […]
Compare and contrast: Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits Italy
BBC News Almost a month’s worth of rain fell in Florence on Friday morning while landslides and mudslides were reported in Bologna, where some residents were evacuated on Thursday evening […]
Compare and contrast: Pacific island water security requires new approach
EurekAlert! Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea levels are […]
Compare and contrast: Stantec joins $800M Mojave Desert water project
Construction Dive Design and engineering firm Stantec will oversee development and construction of the $800 million Mojave Groundwater Bank project in California’s Mojave Desert, water company Cadiz announced at the […]
Compare and contrast: A 500-cubic-metre oil spill is still tainting lives in this Hungarian town
EuroNews Green After nearly 500 cubic metres of oil spilled from an old pipe, locals are demanding compensation and accountability from the Hungarian oil company. Click here to read […]
Compare and contrast: Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania
Inside Climate News Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake. The data shows that freshwater […]