Compare and contrast: The 2022 European drought: What was the role of climate change?
Science Daily A research team has now discovered that more than 30 percent of the extraordinary intensity and physical extent of the drought can be attributed to human-induced climate change. […]
Compare and contrast: Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says
NBC News Densely populated areas such as northwestern India, northeastern China and southern and eastern Europe will bear the brunt of water mismanagement, according to the Global Commission on the […]
Compare and contrast: The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history
CNN Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production […]
Compare and contrast: Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt’s backing
The Canadian Press A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the […]
Compare and contrast: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
The Conversation – United States Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and […]
Compare and contrast: AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods
Science Daily Machine learning-equipped camera systems can be an effective and low-cost flood defence tool, researchers show. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more […]
Compare and contrast: Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, UN says
The Canadian Press Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the […]
Compare and contrast: Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe
The Conversation – United States Multiple studies show that, at best, half of private well owners are testing with any frequency, and very few households test once or more yearly, […]
Compare and contrast: Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century
The Guardian Two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in several areas of south-east Morocco and caused a deluge, officials of the country’s meteorology agency said in early […]
Compare and contrast: Loss of lake ice has wide-ranging environmental and societal consequences
Science Daily The world’s freshwater lakes are freezing over for shorter periods of time due to climate change. This shift has major implications for human safety, as well as water […]
