Compare and contrast: Foreign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water
The Guardian Foreign multinational companies are extracting billions of litres of water from British aquifers to sell as bottled water, the Guardian can reveal. Coca-Cola extracts the largest amount of […]
Compare and contrast: Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa
Phys.org Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. […]
Compare and contrast: Mexico and US reach agreement to address Mexico’s habit of falling behind in water-sharing payments
Associated Press Mexico and the U.S. said they reached an agreement they hope will address Mexico’s habit of falling behind on water-sharing payments in the Rio Bravo watershed, also known […]
Compare and contrast: Researcher wins Mitacs Innovation Award for clean water breakthrough in Kenyan school
Water Canada Dr. Nyangaresi a postdoctoral researcher working under the supervision of Professor Sara Beck in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia is being recognized for […]
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 […]
