Compare and contrast: Water for a Desert Lake in Algeria
NASA Earth Observatory Projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that while parts of the Sahara may receive more rainfall as global temperatures increase, other parts may […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Environmental nonsense’: Here’s why France wants to ban bottled water
EuroNews Green A French politician has called for a ban on small plastic water bottles, calling them “completely absurd” and “environmental nonsense”. In France, at least 13 billion plastic bottles […]
‘We saw the water levels rise’: Langley-area neighbourhood hit by damaging flood
CTV News “We saw the water levels rise and we were confused and concerned and after that we realized this was going to become a bigger problem.” Several neighbours told […]
How can B.C. protect itself from the next atmospheric river?
CBC Environment Canada said daily rainfall records were set across the Lower Mainland, including in West Vancouver, which received about 190 millimetres of rain. As officials deal with the […]
Compare and contrast: The 2022 European drought: What was the role of climate change?
Science Daily A research team has now discovered that more than 30 percent of the extraordinary intensity and physical extent of the drought can be attributed to human-induced climate change. […]
UK rivers contain ‘cocktail of chemicals and stimulants’ endangering aquatic life
The Guardian The UK’s rivers contain a cocktail of chemicals and stimulants including caffeine, antidepressants and painkillers from water company sewage releases, polluting freshwaters at levels which can pose […]
Compare and contrast: Residents and activists in central Bosnia clean up a lake after massive floods
Toronto Star Residents and activists on Sunday pulled out heaps of debris and trash from a lake in a central Bosnian region that was devastated by deadly floods and landslides […]
Compare and contrast: Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says
NBC News Densely populated areas such as northwestern India, northeastern China and southern and eastern Europe will bear the brunt of water mismanagement, according to the Global Commission on the […]
Incoming atmospheric river prompts weather advisories in British Columbia, including for Rogers Pass
CTV News A moisture-laden system in the upper atmosphere is heading toward the Pacific coastline and is expected to produce a large amount of precipitation. Special weather statements have been […]
Compare and contrast: The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history
CNN Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production […]