Compare and contrast: After hurricane, with no running water, residents organize to meet a basic need
Toronto Star It takes water to flush a toilet and tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since Hurricane Helene ripped through the state three weeks ago. […]
Compare and contrast: It could take over 40 years for PFAS to leave groundwater
Science Daily Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, known commonly as PFAS, could take over 40 years to flush out of contaminated groundwater. Click here to read the story. Click the […]
Compare and contrast: Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt’s backing
The Canadian Press A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the […]
City of Saint John drinking water once again places among the top in Atlantic Canada
Water Canada Saint John Water secured third place in the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association’s (ACWWA) annual “Best of the Best” tap water taste-testing competition. This year, the accolade […]
Compare and contrast: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
The Conversation – United States Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and […]
MD of Bighorn weighs cost, benefit of automated groundwater monitoring system
Calgary Herald The program proposes a system that would automate real-time groundwater level data collection at set frequencies, such as hourly, and thus allow trend analysis, but it would not […]
Compare and contrast: AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods
Science Daily Machine learning-equipped camera systems can be an effective and low-cost flood defence tool, researchers show. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more […]
Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key
The Narwhal A few years ago, a news story caught Ritvik Manicka’s attention. Then a Grade 8 student in Regina, Sask., he read about a University of Toronto ecologist who, […]
Compare and contrast: Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, UN says
The Canadian Press Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the […]
Company fined $1 million for depositing toxic wastewater into the Peace River
CBC Enforcement officers determined that on April 14, 2021, the company had deposited or permitted the deposit of more than 30 million litres of effluent – wastewater that was toxic […]