Compare and contrast: California’s fire hydrants are running dry just when the L.A. fires need them most
Fast Company L.A. officials have come under attack for its water management system, but experts say it isn’t the only city to see its public water system stressed as climate […]
Compare and contrast: Rice researchers find dialysis ‘astonishingly effective’ for treating wastewater
EurekAlert! Researchers at Rice University, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters streams containing both elevated salt and organic concentrations […]
Compare and contrast: Alien Water Hyacinth is Lethal for Lakes-But it’s Being Turned into Biodegradable Plastic Bags and Plant Pots
Good News Network Blooming in an ornamental pond, the water hyacinth seems lovely and harmless, but look at how it can take over freshwater ecosystems like Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, and […]
Compare and contrast: Flooding’s Hidden Killers Include Heart Attacks and Infections
Scientific American A new study found that flood deaths can rise by 25 percent three months after a disaster. Click here to read the story. Click the following […]
Compare and contrast: The Renewable Energy Transition Has Residents of a Small Arizona Town on Edge
Inside Climate News A plan to mine for vital minerals in the Patagonia Mountains will release millions of gallons of groundwater and could impact the community’s consumable water. Click […]
Future of First Nations Clean Water Act could be dead in the water with prorogation
National Observer Under a prorogation, all bills that did not reach royal assent are wiped off the board and must be reintroduced once Parliament returns to sit. Parliament will be […]
Water monitoring group says pesticides in a northern Ontario river can lead to cancer and other issues
CBC “We have been studying the river for two years and we have data for year one only,” Hasan said. “Into 2024, we have taken 50 more samples and we […]
Compare and contrast: New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
The Associated Press Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published the journal Nature on Wednesday. […]
Compare and contrast: How we classify flood risk may give developers, home buyers a false sense of security
Science Daily Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are ‘high risk.’ This study suggests that this framing may give developers […]
Compare and contrast: Floods linked to rise in US deaths from several major causes
Science Daily Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9 percent higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. […]
