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 […]
Compare and contrast: New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Science Daily Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water. […]
Compare and contrast: ‘We are crying for rain’: Suriname’s villages go hungry as drought bites
The Guardian The drought in Suriname began in early 2023, with severe conditions reported by February last year; wildfires spread, posing a major health risk. By August, the drought had […]
Compare and contrast: UK approaches potential administrators for Thames Water, FT reports
Reuters The British government has approached consultancies regarding taking the role of special administrators for Thames Water, in a sign that ministers are bracing themselves for imminent renationalisation, the Financial […]
Compare and contrast: X-ray of the earth: Confidential oil data shows where vital water sources lie in Africa
EuroNews Green Unlocking seismic data could aid the search for fresh groundwater in Africa, where water scarcity affects two-thirds of the population. Click here to read the story.