Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
The Conversation – United Kingdom Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly unpredictable. While there are sophisticated […]
Flint Finishes Replacing 11,000 Lead Pipes, Concluding Activists’ Decade-Long Effort to Secure Clean Water
Good News Network If there were one place in America where you’d decline a glass of tap water it would be Flint, right? Wrong. A decade after lead-contaminated water was […]
‘We have to think bigger’: Majority of UNESCO World Heritage sites face severe water risk
EuroNews Nearly 73 per cent of World Heritage sites are at high risk of water-related hazards, according to analysis by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and UNESCO. From the Taj […]
Aquifer system faces decline in multiple regions, study shows
Phys.org Groundwater is declining across Eastern Washington’s complex, interconnected aquifer system, as people draw on it for irrigation, drinking and other uses at a pace that threatens its sustainability, according […]
Method used in water simulations can cause errors, study confirms
Phys.org Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are revisiting a long-standing assumption in molecular dynamics simulations. Their latest findings suggest that a widely used approach may introduce more uncertainty than […]
Water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth’s poles, study finds
Phys.org Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth’s poles slightly away from the planet’s axis of rotation, according to recent research. […]
Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
The Conversation – Africa In the early hours of July 4, 2025, a flash flood swept through an area of Hill Country dotted with summer camps and small towns about […]
Scientists warn of urgent need to tackle changes impacting river deltas
National Observer Every morning, families of the Pikangikum First Nation wake up to a water crisis that has become routine. Most homes have no running water. Families start the day […]
Low water hampers Rhine river shipping in Germany despite rain
Reuters Low water levels after a drought and heatwave are stopping cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine river in Germany despite rain this week, commodity traders said […]
Revolutionizing PFAS wastewater treatment technology
Water Canada WSP has developed a uniquely effective solution for rapid, on-site elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) along with other persistent water contaminants: an electro-oxidation wastewater treatment system […]