Compare and contrast: Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows
The Conversation – Global The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report released today shows how these changes are driving extreme events around the world. Our international team of researchers used data […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Cannot stress enough how proud I am’: how Greater Manchester came together to tackle floods
The Guardian She was one of almost a thousand people across Greater Manchester evacuated on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day – half of them rescued on boats, and […]
Compare and contrast: India says it conveyed concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet
Reuters India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China’s plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo […]
Compare and contrast: Researchers seek to expand ‘citizen scientist’ testing of UK river quality
The Guardian Citizen science testing of river water quality will expand this year in an attempt to make the data part of official monitoring of waterways, the head of an […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Unprecedented territory’: Edwards Aquifer to start 2025 near record low
San Antonio Express-News The aquifer, the largest groundwater system in Central Texas, is starting 2025 more than 40 feet lower than normal as the region’s drought continues. Click here […]
Compare and contrast: No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024
The Conversation – United States Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year. In 2024 alone, floods […]
Compare and contrast: China’s mega water project fostering progress and sustainable development
Global Times China’s per capita water resources are significantly below the global average and are unevenly distributed across the country. The Yangtze River Basin frequently experiences flooding, while northern regions […]
Compare and contrast: Droughts, floods, wildfires: 2024 natural disasters in pictures
Al Jazeera An array of climate emergencies has killed, injured and displaced thousands across the globe this year. Click here to read the story. Click the following link […]
Compare and contrast: Panama Canal has big plans to deal with drought
The Western Producer The Panama Canal is a major international shipping route, but low water levels in recent years disrupted movement through the waterway. It’s hoped a new reservoir will […]
Compare and contrast: Valencians struggling to recover from devastating floods
BBC News The floodwater left a six-feet-high (1.8m) mark on the wall, and although the water has now gone, mud still clings to the machines. But as well as claiming […]