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News tag: Environment

Environment news

Compare and contrast: Replacing Grass Can Help Save Water, but Just How Much?

Inside Climate News Advocates say replacing “nonfuctional turf” with hardscaping or even artificial grass can have trickle down benefits beyond the actual gallons conserved.   Click here to read the […]

Compare and contrast: Greek farmers fear for crops as Bulgaria water deal expires

Reuters Since 1964, water from Bulgaria’s mountains has flowed freely along the Arda River into 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) of the Evros plain in Greece, under a World War Two […]

Compare and contrast: Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies

E3S Web of Conferences Research: This study reports the findings from two UK projects and showed that the Nbs interventions successfully attenuated all storm event discharge peaks during the monitoring […]

Compare and contrast: Drought risk and resilience assessment methodology: a proactive approach to managing drought risk

Prevention Web The Drought Risk and Resilience Assessment (DRRA) offers a structured methodology for evaluating drought risk and enhancing resilience. The objective is to transition from reactive to proactive drought […]

Compare and contrast: Money for the Colorado River Faces an Uncertain Fate Under Trump

Inside Climate News Funding from the IRA for more than 50 projects in four states and four different tribes was put on hold by the new administration, but experts are […]

Compare and contrast: Tracing metals from Earth to water to life in China’s Yellow River

Phys.org The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent by massive amounts of suspended sediments […]

Compare and contrast: Flood Study Calls for Wide-Ranging Measures to Control Bigger Storms Coming With Climate Change

Inside Climate News In southeastern Pennsylvania, Hurricane Ida in 2021 was a preview of a flood-prone future. A report recommends construction projects and other fixes to save lives and property. […]

Quebec must not give in to political pressure on flooding maps

Canadian Climate Institute Everyone in Quebec profits from the government moving forward with new policies on residences in flood risk zones in 2025. Accurate, accessible maps and robust policies will […]

Compare and contrast: Boiling river provides a window into the future of Amazonia

Phys.org It’s a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world’s largest rainforest, there is a boiling river. Found in eastern central Peru, it […]

Compare and contrast: Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope

The Conversation – Africa Africa’s small-scale farming sector is hit hard when there’s a drought because these farmers rely on rainwater. South Africa has been affected by major drought episodes […]

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