Compare and contrast: As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It?
Yale Environment 360 Relatively warm ocean currents are weakening the base of Antarctica’s enormous Thwaites glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by as much as 7 feet. To separate […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Nature is punishing us’: Drought imperils farmers and bees in Mexico’s north
Reuters The largest state of Mexico has a dry or semi-dry climate at the best of times, but has faced unusually low rainfall levels in recent years. Near the town […]
Compare and contrast: Public trust in drinking water safety is low globally
Science Daily A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years. Click here to […]
Compare and contrast: A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
The Canadian Press The Arbat dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state has collapsed sending water flooding over nearby homes, the country’s health ministry said. Local media said dozens of […]
Compare and contrast: New Lake Okeechobee Plan Aims for More Water for the Everglades, Less Toxic Algae
Inside Climate News Today the natural course of the water has been altered forever by some of the most complex water management infrastructure in the world. This infrastructure has drained […]
Compare and contrast: Bangladeshis taking refuge in emergency shelters after heavy flooding
The Guardian Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis are taking refuge in emergency shelters from floods that inundated vast areas of the country, disaster officials said. Click here to read the story. […]
Compare and contrast: South Africa’s scarce water needs careful management – study finds smaller, local systems offer more benefits
The Conversation – Africa South Africa is a water-scarce country, the 30th driest in the world. Using water wisely will become more and more important as the population grows and […]
Compare and contrast: Water campaigners are right about enforcement. Labour’s plans are still too vague
The Guardian The organisers of the March for Clean Water – that’s Feargal Sharkey and River Action, supported by organisations that range from Surfers Against Sewage to the RSPB to […]
Compare and contrast: Bangladesh floods maroon nearly three million people, kill two
Reuters Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials from the country’s disaster […]
Compare and contrast: Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned
The Conversation – Africa Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – […]
