The Great Lakes are in an extreme new era, with implications for the region’s weather, economy and ecology
Phys.org Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that is true today in a fundamentally […]
Using satellites to track toxic algal blooms from space
Alberta Innovates Researchers are collecting environmental data via satellite to detect harmful algal blooms. As the weather warms, many Albertans look forward to bright summer days spent fishing, boating, swimming […]
Shared water supply to aid growers in dry periods
HortiDaily Anyone who climbed the communal water basin in Berlikum, Friesland, in mid-May after several months without rain will see calmly rippling water. This year, there is still plenty of […]
Dry weather forces Prairie producers to begin drought watch
The Western Producer Wild fires across northern regions of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have forced thousands of people to evacuate. While it’s a bit early to cry wolf, the lack of […]
Back to beaches: the push to make Canada’s cities swimmable again
The Narwhal Gregary Ford grew up swimming in the Great Lakes, a childhood filled with happy memories of splashing in the water. But in 2011, while visiting Pelee Island in […]
Nearly 100 missing a week after floods tore through Nigerian town
Reuters At least 98 people are still missing in addition to 160 confirmed dead a week after floods ripped through a town in central Nigeria, the national emergency agency said […]
England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help
The Conversation – United Kingdom England is facing a water crisis. The UK government has just announced plans to fast-track two massive reservoir projects in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, warning that […]
China’s Mega Dam Project Poses Big Risks for Asia’s Grand Canyon
Yale Environment 360 China’s plans to build a massive hydro project in Tibet have sparked fears about the environmental impacts on the world’s longest and deepest canyon. It has also […]
Germany faces dire drought
DW There was less rain in the period from the beginning of February to mid-April 2025 than at any other time in the past 100 years. March saw almost 70% […]
Heavy Rain and Severe Storms Expected to Sweep Across Central U.S.
The New York Times Severe storms are expected to move across a wide stretch of the central United States through Tuesday, bringing threats of damaging winds, large hail and isolated […]