Repair work underway in Montana to get water flowing into Milk River
CTV News It’s been over a month since the St. Mary siphon in Montana burst. Repair work has now begun to get water flowing into the Milk River again. […]
Compare and contrast: Residents evacuated as dam collapses in west-central Russia
EuroNews Green A reservoir damn collapsed in the Ural Mountains region of Chelyabinsk on Friday night, forcing residents of nearby villages to evacuate their homes. The dam at the Kialimskoye […]
Compare and contrast: Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms
Inside Climate News Algal blooms occur when cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, grow out of control due to a combination of excess nutrients, weather patterns and other ecological factors. The blooms […]
Compare and contrast: Northern Scotland’s Flow Country becomes world heritage site
The Guardian Planet’s largest blanket bog is first peatland to be designated by Unesco after a 40-year campaign by environmentalists. Click here to read the story.
Compare and contrast: Great Salt Lake a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions
Science Daily Newly announced research examining greenhouse gas emissions from the drying lake bed of Great Salt Lake, Utah, calculates that 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse […]
To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption
The Conversation – Canada In the Great Lakes, plastic pollution along the shorelines poses a major challenge: 86 per cent of litter collected on Great Lakes beaches is either partially […]
Compare and contrast: Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia home to billions of microplastics
Science Daily Researchers reveal there are an estimated 400 billion microplastic fibers on the surface of Frenchman Bay, which borders Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in Maine, and several […]
Compare and contrast: German government signs off on hydrogen import strategy
Reuters Hydrogen, provided it is green, so produced in an electrolysis of water using renewable electricity, can help the transition to a lower carbon economy. Click here to read […]
Compare and contrast: Drawing water from dry air
Science Daily A prototype device harvests drinking water from the atmosphere, even in arid places. Click here to read the story.
Compare and contrast: Germany records its wettest year ever: What’s needed to protect citizens during deadly floods?
EuroNews Green Germany has just gone through its wettest year on record, with rainfall up by 35 per cent. An average of 1,070 litres of rain per square metre fell […]