Compare and contrast: Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
The Guardian Temperatures north of Svalbard in Norway had already risen to 18C hotter than the 1991-2020 average on Saturday, according to models from weather agencies in Europe and the […]
Compare and contrast: Europe’s troubled waters: Report urges swift action as Commission plans Water Resilience Strate
WWF EU As discussions on making Europe more climate and water resilient intensify, the European Commission has released a set of reports covering the implementation of the Water Framework Directive […]
Compare and contrast: The last drops of our water’: how a mine left some of Peru’s poorest high and dry
The Guardian A canal running from the lake that is supposed to carry water to lowland villages has also run dry. Damian says the water began to disappear two years […]
Compare and contrast: Europe’s water resources under pressure, most surface bodies polluted, EU says
Reuters Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of Europe’s water resources. […]
Watersheds Canada promotes the importance of wetlands on World Wetlands Day
Water Canada As we come together to celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, it is important to reflect on what makes these areas the wonders they are. Brimming with […]
Compare and contrast: A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands
Inside Climate News The city’s only wetlands “mitigation bank” on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a federal “no net loss” policy for these […]
Compare and contrast: New 3-D Study of the Greenland Ice Sheet Shows Glaciers Falling Apart Faster Than Expected
Inside Climate News Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, increasing concerns about how quickly their melting will raise […]
Compare and contrast: UK’s biggest water company seeks court approval for emergency funding to prevent nationalization
The Associated Press Thames Water, which serves 16 million customers in and around London, is seeking court approval for up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) of emergency funding to […]
Compare and contrast: ‘The flood of the century’: How well prepared is Paris for a natural disaster?
France 24 It has been more than 100 years since Paris’s last great flood, meaning the city is well overdue another mammoth deluge that authorities predict could leave hundreds of […]
Earth scientists study Sikkim flood in India to help others prepare for similar disasters
Science Daily Experts from the global Earth science community — including a scientist from the University of Calgary — have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to […]