Compare and contrast: ‘The worst I’ve ever seen it’: Kentucky and Tennessee are reeling from floods after unrelenting rain.
Fast Company Days of unrelenting heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 people worsened flooding as some rivers rose to near-record levels and inundated towns across an already […]
Compare and contrast: Africa’s last glaciers: an expedition to map ice loss in the Rwenzori mountains – in pictures
The Guardian The project in Uganda has captured the disastrous effects of the climate crisis on a vital source of water that is central to the lives and sacred beliefs […]
Compare and contrast: South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
The Conversation – Africa As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of […]
Compare and contrast: The Bright Side: Morocco ‘water highway’ saves cities from thirst
France 24 Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south. Inaugurated last August, the “water highway” had supplied […]
Compare and contrast: The trajectory of wetland change in China between 1980 and 2020: Hidden loss and restoration effects
EurekAlert! There was a substantial wetland shrinkage in area before 2015, with a small rebound between 2015 and 2020. Although this area value looks like small, we must see the […]
Compare and contrast: Why is Pakistan’s new canal project sparking water shortage fears?
Al Jazeera A network of six canals will be built across the country to irrigate millions of acres of barren lands as part of the $3.3bn (945 billion rupees) project […]
Compare and contrast: South Carolina could lose 1 million acres of wetlands as federal protections vanish, report says
Phys.org As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before it soaks homes, businesses, roads and other property that people […]
Compare and contrast: Heavy rainfall fills empty reservoirs in Spain, bringing drought relief and floods
EuroNews Green Reservoirs around the country are now around 66% full on average, according to Spain’s environment and ecological transition ministry the highest level in a decade. Click here […]
Compare and contrast: Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake-up call
The Conversation – Australia The Adelaide Hills are experiencing severe water shortages. The root cause? A prolonged dry period and not enough water tankers to meet unprecedented demand from people […]
Compare and contrast: The future of wetlands: Predicting ecological shifts in the Middle Yangtze River Basin
Phys.org Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and human activities. A recent study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in wetland […]