Compare and contrast: Eager beavers: rodents engineer Czech wetland project after years of human delay
The Guardian Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers $1.2m ( 1m) by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned. Officials had hoped to build a […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogot bring its wetlands back from the brink?
The Guardian Early last year, Bogot faced a prolonged drought, leading to historically low water levels in reservoirs and forcing Colombia’s authorities to impose water rationing. Then, in November, heavy […]
Compare and contrast: Nepal’s Yala glacier shrinking, may vanish by 2040s: Scientists
The Times of India Yala glacier, one of Nepal’s most extensively studied” glaciers, is expected to vanish by 2040s. It is the only glacier in the” entire Himalayas to be […]
Compare and contrast: Thames Water faces investigation over failing environmental promises
Reuters British water regulator Ofwat said it would investigate Thames Water over delays to hundreds of environmental improvements to determine whether the struggling utility had breached its obligations which could […]
Compare and contrast: A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia’s stark choice on water justice
The Conversation – Australia The territory government recently doubled water extraction allowances from the aquifer that feeds the Roper River, making billions of litres available to irrigators, for free. The […]
Compare and contrast: Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
Phys.org Researchers have learned that although the groundwater only makes up a fraction of the water discharged to the sea, it’s liberating an estimated 230 tons of organic carbon per […]
Compare and contrast: Rising groundwater table due to restoration projects amplifies earthquake induced liquefaction risk in Beijing
Nature Groundwater restoration is increasingly common to mitigate groundwater overexploitation, which proves effective in resolving urban water scarcity and regional unsustainable development. China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project is one of […]
Compare and contrast: High on toxicity, Punjab, Haryana groundwater unsafe for drinking
The Tribune India The groundwater in several districts of Punjab and Haryana contains uranium, nitrates, arsenic, chloride and fluoride in concentrations exceeding the permissible limits, according to the Annual Ground […]
Compare and contrast: The spatio-temporal trend of climate and characterization of drought in Borana Zone, Ethiopia
Nature This research assessed the Borana Zone’s climate trends and drought characteristics from 1991 to 2050. Using Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA), we quantified the climate and drought changes. Click […]
Compare and contrast: Assessment of the environmental impacts of regional groundwater flow path fluctuations in the water-stressed drought prone Northern Region of Bangladesh
Nature The purpose of this study is to evaluate the adverse impact of groundwater flow path fluctuations and velocity in the water-stressed drought-prone northern region of Bangladesh. By the integrating […]