Compare and contrast: Helene now a tropical storm after speeding through Florida with deadly force
CBC Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall in northwestern Florida as a hurricane, bringing “nightmare” storm surge and dangerous winds and rain across […]
Compare and contrast: ‘We used to sail and fish and play’: how did an Argentinian lake the size of New York City disappear?
The Guardian Drought and mismanagement have turned Lake Colhu Huap into a virtual dustbowl. Now the race is on to save its sister lake from the same fate. If nothing […]
Compare and contrast: Baltimore City Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration For Climate Resiliency and Adaptation. Scientists Warn About Unintended Consequences
Inside Climate News Wetlands restoration and shoreline rehabilitation efforts in South Baltimore promise to make communities resilient against climate change and severe weather while spawning new green spaces. Scientists say […]
Compare and contrast: Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September
The Guardian Researchers found global heating aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in countries from Austria to Romania. Click here to read the […]
Compare and contrast: Atmospheric methane increase during pandemic due primarily to wetland flooding
Science Daily A new analysis of satellite data finds that the record surge in atmospheric methane emissions from 2020 to 2022 was driven by increased inundation and water storage in […]
Compare and contrast: Eye on the Fertile Crescent: Life Along the Mideast’s Fabled Rivers
Yale Environment 360 A series of dams and years of conflict have transformed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations. Kurdish photographer […]
Compare and contrast: GAR Special Report 2024: Forensic Insights for Future Resilience – Learning from Past Disasters
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction The UNDRR’s new report is 10 case studies of global disasters. Included are 2024’s Lebanon floods, 2023’s Central American drought, 2020-23’s Horn of Africa […]
Compare and contrast: Ecuador cuts power in half of its provinces amid historic drought
Reuters Ecuador’s government has announced the suspension of electricity service for nine hours on Sunday in 12 of the Andean nation’s 24 provinces and placed 19 areas on red alert […]
Compare and contrast: Six water firms in England ‘overcharged customers by up to £1.5bn’
The Guardian Six water companies overcharged customers between £800m and £1.5bn by “significantly or systematically” underreporting the true scale of their sewage pollution of rivers and waterways, a tribunal has heard. […]
Compare and contrast: Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in northern Japan
The Guardian The deluges caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and leaving some people stranded in a region still recovering from the deadly 1 January earthquake. Click here […]
