Compare and contrast: Adaptation portfolio – a multi-measure framework for future floods and droughts
NPJ Natural Hazards Journal article: Future flood adaptation remains challenging even in highly regulated rivers. We also observed that adaptation effects differ substantially by sub-basins. It highlights the necessity of […]
Compare and contrast: Climate change could overwhelm our sewers – here’s how green infrastructure could help
The Conversation – United Kingdom Aside from hotter summers and melting glaciers, climate change is transforming how, when and where rain falls. This challenges much of the world’s sewer systems, […]
Western University water research drives sustainable global solutions
Water Canada Though their projects differ, all three researchers share a common goal: making a tangible difference in how communities interact with and manage water resources. From improving public health […]
Compare and contrast: Researchers seek to expand ‘citizen scientist’ testing of UK river quality
The Guardian Citizen science testing of river water quality will expand this year in an attempt to make the data part of official monitoring of waterways, the head of an […]
Compare and contrast: New method estimates Atlantic freshwater transport across latitudes
Phys.org The ocean, which contains 97% of the Earth’s water, plays a crucial role in the global water cycle. It exchanges freshwater with the atmosphere, land, and cryosphere, and these […]
Compare and contrast: Lake bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons, study reveals
Phys.org According to a study in Nature Microbiology, researchers found that over the course of a year, most individual species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolve, apparently in response […]
Compare and contrast: I figured out how to use two-thirds less water and it only took a week to set up
The Guardian While droughts are a natural feature of California’s climate, human-induced warming has made them even drier. After Eric Haas, 62, moved to Oakland in 2007, California was in […]
Compare and contrast: New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale
Inside Climate News Gov. Michelle Grisham introduced the Strategic Water Supply, a program that recommends tapping into some of the nearly two billion barrels of produced water that can’t be […]
Compare and contrast: How to detect more antimicrobial resistant bacteria in our waterways
Phys.org By 2050, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could cause 10 million deaths annually, according to the UN Environment Program. But AMR is not just a human health issue. It also contributes […]
Compare and contrast: My invention brought clean water to millions. Don’t rewrite the law that made it possible
Salon Roughly the size of a microwave, the device sanitizes water using UV light to kill harmful bacteria, viruses and molds. It can purify approximately four gallons of water per […]