Compare and contrast: ‘ How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
The Guardian ‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say. Click here to read the story. Click the following link […]
Compare and contrast: A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights
Inside Climate News Voters in the city of Everett chose to grant the Snohomish River watershed rights to exist, regenerate and flourish as part of a November ballot initiative. […]
Compare and contrast: Valencia floods contaminate rich Albufera wetland with detritus and sewage
Reuters One of Europe’s most biodiverse coastal wetland reserves has been inundated with tons of plastic waste, wrecked cars and pharmaceutical products by the flash floods that ravaged southeastern Spain […]
Compare and contrast: In the Himalayas, expanding lakes signal growing flood risks
ScienceClimate-driven melting of snow and ice continues to swell many lakes in the Himalayas, increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding in downstream communities, new data show. Click here to […]
Compare and contrast: NASA satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels
Science Daily An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, South Africa’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots
The Conversation – Africa A study identified PFAS contamination in 11 African countries: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Mali and Tunisia. South Africa recorded some […]
Compare and contrast: Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?
Inside Climate News Oilfield wastewater injected underground is causing earthquakes and blowouts. Now, pilot projects are exploring whether this water could be treated and used to grow crops. Click […]
Compare and contrast: Strategies for safe and equitable access to water: A catalyst for global peace and security
Science Daily Water can be a catalyst for peace and security with a critical role in preventing conflicts and promoting cooperation among communities and nations — but only if managed […]
Compare and contrast: Trump allies begin attack on EPA and rules protecting US drinking water
The Guardian The Republican House committee on oversight and accountability chair, James Comer, charged in his letter that scientific integrity policies would be used by EPA scientists to “hamstring the […]
Compare and contrast: NT government’s bid to not supply safe drinking water to Indigenous communities is ‘shocking,’ lawyer says
The Guardian Lawyers for Aboriginal residents of a remote town in the Northern Territory say it is “shocking and disappointing” that the NT government is trying to overturn a landmark […]