Province commits $3.8M to study groundwater amid growing demand
Discover Airdrie The Alberta government has announced a $3.8-million investment to study and map groundwater resources in southern Alberta. This area faces increasing water demand due to population growth, economic […]
Compare and contrast: Rising groundwater table due to restoration projects amplifies earthquake induced liquefaction risk in Beijing
Nature Groundwater restoration is increasingly common to mitigate groundwater overexploitation, which proves effective in resolving urban water scarcity and regional unsustainable development. China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project is one of […]
Compare and contrast: High on toxicity, Punjab, Haryana groundwater unsafe for drinking
The Tribune India The groundwater in several districts of Punjab and Haryana contains uranium, nitrates, arsenic, chloride and fluoride in concentrations exceeding the permissible limits, according to the Annual Ground […]
Compare and contrast: Engineers design new autonomous system to monitor Arctic’s melting ice
Phys.org The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice has sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. In addition, sea ice thickness has also decreased, which makes ice cover […]
Compare and contrast: The spatio-temporal trend of climate and characterization of drought in Borana Zone, Ethiopia
Nature This research assessed the Borana Zone’s climate trends and drought characteristics from 1991 to 2050. Using Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA), we quantified the climate and drought changes. Click […]
Compare and contrast: Assessment of the environmental impacts of regional groundwater flow path fluctuations in the water-stressed drought prone Northern Region of Bangladesh
Nature The purpose of this study is to evaluate the adverse impact of groundwater flow path fluctuations and velocity in the water-stressed drought-prone northern region of Bangladesh. By the integrating […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Ridiculous blunder’: Trump wades into California’s water wars – and strikes some of his strongest supporters
The Guardian Billions of gallons of irrigation water were wasted under Trump’s orders in what now appears to be a political stunt. The water, stored in two reservoirs operated by […]
Compare and contrast: Bosnian students protest government inaction after deadly floods
Reuters Hundreds of students protested in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Monday over the failure of authorities to take responsibility for the deaths of 27 people in devastating floods in […]
Compare and contrast: Evaluating flood dynamics and effects in Nagpur city using remote sensing and Shannon’s entropy analysis
Nature Flood is among the most disastrous natural disasters since they are responsible for massive damage to infrastructure, severe fatalities and injuries, innumerable economic losses, and social disruptions worldwide. These […]
Compare and contrast: Social disparities in neighborhood flood exposure in 44,698 urban neighborhoods in Latin America
Nature Climate change is expected to greatly increase exposure to flooding, particularly among urban populations in low- and middle-income countries. Here we used daily flood data (2000-2018) to describe socioeconomic […]