‘Not that simple’: Trump drags Canadian river into California’s water problems
CTV News Tricia Stadnyk, an environmental engineering professor at the University of Calgary who has researched continental water resource supply and is also a Canadian research chair in hydrologic modelling, […]
Compare and contrast: Is pollution in England’s rivers really getting worse? There’s more good news than you might think
The Guardian Many rivers in England are polluted, but we need to recognise that this is not an emerging issue but a much longer-standing one that has been largely ignored […]
Compare and contrast: Floods claim more lives as heavy rain batters central Europe
CBC Some parts of the Czech Republic and Poland faced the worst flooding in almost three decades, as towns evacuated thousands of people. A quarter of a million Czech homes […]
Compare and contrast: The Key to Fix California’s Inadequate Water Storage? Put Water Underground, Scientists Say
Inside Climate News A new University of California Riverside study on California agriculture and climate proposes a plan for new water capture, storage and distribution systems throughout California that will […]
Compare and contrast: Big Cities Disrupt the Atmosphere, Often Generating More Rainfall, But Can Also Have a Drying Effect
Inside Climate News The world’s largest urban areas have an outsized influence on regional weather and climate patterns, often creating “wet islands,” with more rainfall over cities and adjacent downwind […]
Compare and contrast: Lake Powell Plumbing Will Be Repaired, but Some Say Glen Canyon Dam Needs a Long-Term Fix
Inside Climate News Federal water managers will repair a set of little-used pipes within Glen Canyon Dam after discovering damage earlier this year. The tubes, called river outlet works, have […]
Compare and contrast: Maine officials trying to hide scale of ex-navy base PFAS spill, advocates suspect
The Guardian A former US navy base in Maine has caused among the largest accidental spills of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” ever recorded in the nation, and public health advocates […]
Compare and contrast: Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
The Canadian Press A powerful drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region led on Monday to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on […]
Compare and contrast: Low Mississippi levels threaten exports
The Western Producer Low water conditions have led to several barges running aground along a key stretch of the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard said last week, just […]
Compare and contrast: Brazil’s hydropower faces risk from drying river basins
Reuters Soil moisture in Brazil’s main river basins used for hydropower generation has fallen to nearly two-decade lows threatening a prolonged impact from a serious drought even after rains return. […]
