Compare and contrast: Pennsylvania flood museum temporarily closed due to flooding
The Guardian The museum commemorates the Great Johnstown Flood that occurred on 31 May 1889, when – after days of heavy rainfall – the South Fork dam ruptured, gave way […]
Compare and contrast: Western France put on high alert as storm ‘Herminia’ brings severe flooding
France 24 The “Herminia” depression has unleashed downpours especially in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, with administrative centre Rennes experiencing its worst flooding in 40 years.Eight other French departments were on orange […]
Compare and contrast: Nature-based solutions in municipal stormwater management in Sweden: costs, co-benefits, responsibilities and policies
Prevention Web Research: This report focuses on sustainable stormwater management in Swedish municipalities and aims to further understanding of the planning and policy context for the implementation of nature-based solutions […]
Compare and contrast: Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims
The Guardian The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, a new lawsuit alleges. It represents the […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war
Al Jazeera Last month, China approved the construction of its most ambitious – and the world’s largest – dam over the Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet’s Medog county, right before it […]
Climate change is fuelling Trump’s desire to tap into Canada’s water and Arctic resources
The Conversation – Canada Rising temperatures, a melting Arctic and increasing global water and resource scarcity are behind United States President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st American […]
Compare and contrast: In Vermont, a Push to Prevent Flooding or Get Out of the Way
Yale Environment 360 An increase in extreme precipitation events has hit the tiny, mountainous state of Vermont especially hard. As disaster declarations mount, state officials and community groups are collaborating […]
Compare and contrast: Widespread flooding, 180 000 without power as severe storm hits Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Watchers A severe storm struck the city of Sao Paulo at approximately 15:30 local time (LT) on Friday, January 24, causing severe flooding across the region and destroying several […]
$6.6M water treatment upgrade aims to improve water quality for High Level
CBC The town of High Level faces some of the highest costs in Alberta to treat its water due to the large amount of chemicals required to remove organic materials […]
Compare and contrast: Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out
The Guardian In some cases the flows from the sewage plants stopped for just an hour or two, meaning samples could not be taken. But despite no test being carried […]