Compare and contrast: Maine officials trying to hide scale of ex-navy base PFAS spill, advocates suspect
The Guardian A former US navy base in Maine has caused among the largest accidental spills of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” ever recorded in the nation, and public health advocates […]
Compare and contrast: Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
The Canadian Press A powerful drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region led on Monday to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on […]
Compare and contrast: Low Mississippi levels threaten exports
The Western Producer Low water conditions have led to several barges running aground along a key stretch of the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard said last week, just […]
Compare and contrast: Brazil’s hydropower faces risk from drying river basins
Reuters Soil moisture in Brazil’s main river basins used for hydropower generation has fallen to nearly two-decade lows threatening a prolonged impact from a serious drought even after rains return. […]
Compare and contrast: In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought
Reuters A growing group of New Mexico politicians want the state to develop regulations allowing for the millions of gallons of so-called produced water gushing up daily alongside the Permian […]
Compare and contrast: Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam’s storm toll rises to 155 dead
The Canadian Press A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed […]
Compare and contrast: What’s really ‘fueling’ harmful algae in Florida’s lake Okeechobee?
Science Daily Historically, Lake Okeechobee was thought to be impaired only by phosphorus, focusing efforts on reducing agricultural runoff. However, new comprehensive sampling across the Lake Okeechobee Waterway and its […]
Compare and contrast: Italy’s Marmolada glacier could disappear by 2040, experts say
The Guardian Rising temperatures causing largest glacier in Dolomites to lose 7-10cm of depth a day, according to scientists. Click here to read the story. Click the following link […]
Compare and contrast: In the Brazilian Amazon, seedlings offer hope for drying rivers
Mongabay In an effort to restore drying springs, Indigenous people in the Rio Pindaré reserve are mapping headwaters and planting species native to the Amazon rainforest along their margins. Scientists […]
Compare and contrast: During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
The Canadian Press Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress – an area roughly half the […]
