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News tag: Infrastructure

Infrastructure news stories

Compare and contrast: Embankment of 18th-century canal in Cheshire collapses after flooding

The Guardian Engineers are assessing the scale of damage to a canal built more than 250 years ago after flood waters caused a dramatic collapse of part of its elevated […]

Recent rainfall forces dam closure in Chatham, Ont., creek to divert water around city

CBC Recent heavy rainfall caused a southwestern Ontario conversation authority to put one of its flood control plans into action.   Click here to read the story.   Click the […]

$1.7 billion flood projects still stalled in Abbotsford, Princeton and Merritt without funding

Vancouver Sun More than three years after deadly flooding devastated parts of B.C., the three most hard-hit communities still don’t have the funding needed to properly upgrade their flood protections. […]

With walls, berms and raised roads, Fort McMurray is working to keep its river from overflowing

CBC Ever since the devastating spring floods of 2020 in Fort McMurray, the northeastern Alberta community has been shoring up its defences against rising rivers. Now, officials with the Regional […]

Compare and contrast: California Reservoir Update: Millions to See 10 Percent Surge in Water

Newsweek Water levels at some California reservoirs are on the rise, prompting California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials to announce an increase in planned water deliveries for 27 million […]

Compare and contrast: China’s mega water project fostering progress and sustainable development

Global Times China’s per capita water resources are significantly below the global average and are unevenly distributed across the country. The Yangtze River Basin frequently experiences flooding, while northern regions […]

Compare and contrast: Water main break in Edison, New Jersey impacts thousands of homes and businesses

CBS News massive water main break Thursday in New Jersey is causing problems for thousands of people during the holidays. Crews have been working to repair the water main in […]

Compare and contrast: Baltimore’s wastewater plants have made improvements: Will they bring lasting change?

Phys.org Water-filled chambers that were once clogged with mucky brown sediment or choked by vegetation now run clear. It’s been over two years since Maryland’s largest wastewater treatment plant reached […]

Compare and contrast: Valencians struggling to recover from devastating floods

BBC News The floodwater left a six-feet-high (1.8m) mark on the wall, and although the water has now gone, mud still clings to the machines. But as well as claiming […]

Compare and contrast: Study finds US hydropower generation may increase despite climate variability

Water Power Magazine A national study has found that overall hydropower production in the United States could increase over the next 15 years despite climate change causing regional and seasonal […]

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