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News tag: Environment

Environment news

Compare and contrast: Water and forests in Southern US

Science Daily Climate and land use change have and will continue to alter streamflow regimes and water quality through the 21st century, with consequences for drinking water treatment costs, flood […]

Compare and contrast: Swimming status of Ilkley’s River Wharfe in limbo over sewage pollution

The Guardian In the West Yorkshire town of Ilkley, campaigners were the first to use the EU-derived bathing water regulations to drive a cleanup of their river. But since part […]

Compare and contrast: ‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns

The Guardian An ancient Sicilian proverb goes like this: “When water to two fountains flows, one will stay dry – that’s how it goes.” The residents of the small town […]

Compare and contrast: What triggered Nepal’s catastrophic 2021 flood — and could it happen again?

Science Daily Heavy monsoon rainfall, excessive snowmelt and unstable terrain combined to cause the 2021 Melamchi Valley flood disaster in Nepal, according to new research. The findings highlight how a […]

2024 Poll: Public Prioritizes Great Lakes Protection Amid Water Quality Concerns

Water Canada The International Joint Commission Great Lakes Water Quality Board’s 2024 Great Lakes Regional Poll results reveal that a continued increasing majority of respondents share common beliefs about the […]

Compare and contrast: Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security – but would you swallow it?

The Conversation – Europe In his book Purified: How Recycled Sewage is Transforming our Water, Peter Annin, director of the Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation in Wisconsin, US, explores the […]

Compare and contrast: Climate change impacting freshwater fish species, study finds

EurekAlert! Climate change has emerged as a key threat to biodiversity, leading to broad-scale shifts in distributions of marine and terrestrial species as they attempt to track thermally suitable habitat. […]

Compare and contrast: Researchers call on the European Commission to protect groundwater and subterranean life from pollution

EurekAlert! The lessons of the water cycle remind us of its perpetuity: rainwater infiltrates the soil, descends into aquifers, sustains rivers and lakes, and eventually reaches the sea, only to […]

Compare and contrast: Heavy rains deliver largest amounts of fertilizer-derived nitrogen pollution to the Gulf of Mexico, new study finds

EurekAlert! As opposed to a constant flow from sources above and below ground, periods of heavy rain and runoff deliver the greatest amounts of fertilizer-derived nitrogen through creeks, rivers, and […]

Wetland restoration to increase water access and enhance biodiversity on ʔaq̓am lands

Water Canada The ʔaq̓am wetland project’s goal is to restore the waterbodies to what is understood to be their precontact state, strengthening protection of the environment and supporting healthy and […]

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