Compare and contrast: Flood disasters associated with preterm births and low birth weights
Science Daily A new analysis of more than 3,000 studies from around the world reveals that globally, flooding increases preterm births by about 3%. Children who were in utero during […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
The Guardian The safety of tap water in the UK could be at risk because water companies are unable to use products to clean it, industry insiders have said, as […]
Compare and contrast: Harrogate Spring Water planning to cut down wood planted by schoolchildren
The Guardian Harrogate Spring Water has a licence to extract 464m litres of water a year from local underground sources. The company was bought in 2020 by Danone, which is […]
Compare and contrast: Lake Mead Water Levels Could Rise Thanks to California
Newsweek Californians reliant on the Colorado River have saved over 1.2 million acre-feet of water in just two years, potentially raising Lake Mead’s water levels by an estimated 16 feet. […]
Compare and contrast: California farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields
The Associated Press Farmers are hoping the second Trump administration will ensure more stable water flows to their fields from the federally managed Central Valley Project and a plan for […]
Compare and contrast: Wetlands provide US$23 billion in flood control across Wisconsin and Midwest. But they’re in distress.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wetlands save Wisconsin and the upper Midwest almost US$23 billion per year that would otherwise be spent combating flooding, a new report from the Union of Concerned […]
Compare and contrast: Dworshak looking at status quo on flood operation
The Lewiston Tribune Flood control operations at Dworshak Dam are not expected to change under the updated Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada, despite the United States taking […]
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 […]