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.
Compare and contrast: To Save the Great Salt Lake, Farmers Will Have to Grow Less Alfalfa
Inside Climate News New research found that the crop used to feed dairy and beef cows uses the vast majority of agricultural water that would otherwise replenish the largest saline […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Life Threatening’: Flash Flood Warnings in Place in LA
Newsweek A dangerous mix of scorched terrain from recent wildfires in Los Angeles and heavy rainfall is expected to create perilous conditions for flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows through […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Drinking PFAS’: water providers call for broad ban on ‘forever chemicals’ amid proliferation fears
The Guardian Australian experts and water providers have called for a broad ban on so-called “forever chemicals” at an Australian Senate inquiry into PFAs, warning of environmental harm and increasingly […]
Compare and contrast: How we treat catchment water to make it safe to drink
The Conversation – Australia Most of us are fortunate that, when we turn on the tap, clean, safe and high-quality water comes out. But an Australian senate inquiry into the […]
Compare and contrast: After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how
The Conversation – United States While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next. The potential for […]
Compare and contrast: The year the rainforest dried up: how the climate crisis beached Brazil’s floating communities
The Guardian Some areas of the Amazon experienced their worst drought in 120 years in 2024. Brazilian rivers such as the Negro fell to their lowest levels on record, affecting […]
Compare and contrast: Drought-like conditions emerge in Pakistan due to scarce rainfall
The Tribune India Despite the recent rainfall spell in the country, the rains did not prove significant in the plain areas of Pakistan, thereby aggravating the drought conditions. The second […]
Compare and contrast: Massive flood refilled an empty Mediterranean Sea millions of years ago
Earth.Com Five million years ago, one of the most spectacular events in Earth’s history unfolded as a massive flood refilled the Mediterranean Sea. This wasn’t a typical flood – it […]