Compare and contrast: Rain brings relief to Algarve dams: water levels rising
Portugal Resident Water levels have increased five percentage points thanks to recent rain. The six reservoirs and dams that supply the Algarve region were on Monday at 34% of their […]
Compare and contrast: We all need toilets – expert insights into what happens when there aren’t enough of them
The Conversation – Africa Together with drought, the water shortages caused by collapsing systems means it makes more sense for the government to roll out non-sewered sanitation, such as dry […]
Compare and contrast: Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage
Scientific American Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and losses to tourism and fishing. Click here to read the […]
Compare and contrast: Tropical Storm Sara Is A Dangerous Central America Flood Threat
The Weather Channel Tropical Storm Sara is slowing its forward speed along the coast of Honduras and may unleash catastrophic flooding and mudslides in parts of Central America through the […]
Compare and contrast: Schools closed and people evacuated as torrential rain returns in Spain
The Guardian On Wednesday morning, the state meteorological agency, Aemet, put large parts of eastern and southern Spain on amber alert and issued the highest level of warning for the […]
Compare and contrast: Pathogens which cling to microplastics may survive wastewater treatment
Science Daily Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study. Click here to read the […]
Compare and contrast: Nearly all of US states are facing droughts, an unprecedented number
The Guardian Every US state except Alaska and Kentucky is facing drought, an unprecedented number, according to the US Drought Monitor. About 54% of land in the 48 contiguous US […]
Compare and contrast: How slow warnings, poor defences left Spain exposed to deadly floods
Reuters Mixed messages and confusion cost lives, experts say, and poor coordination and lack of infrastructure worsened the disaster. Deaths were recorded in 14 of the 24 towns that had […]
Compare and contrast: News Release 8-Nov-2024′ Greener and cleaner: Yeast-green algae mix improves water treatment
EurekAlert! The active sludge method of wastewater treatment requires electricity to ensure the flow of oxygen that feeds bacteria and other organisms that process the water. Adding microalgae to conduct […]
Compare and contrast: Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate
Phys.org Microplastics act as ice nucleating particles, microscopic aerosols that facilitate the formation of ice crystals in clouds. This means that microplastics could impact precipitation patterns, weather forecasting, climate modeling […]