Compare and contrast: Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies
E3S Web of Conferences Research: This study reports the findings from two UK projects and showed that the Nbs interventions successfully attenuated all storm event discharge peaks during the monitoring […]
Compare and contrast: Research contrasts drought sensitivity of Eurasian and North American grasslands
Science Daily Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new paper in the journal Nature led by faculty at Colorado State University. […]
Compare and contrast: How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits
The Conversation – United States Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject public water supplies, including tap water, because they […]
Compare and contrast: New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Science Daily Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water. […]
Compare and contrast: Understanding Flood Mitigation Implementation Activities in Minnesota’s Red River Basin
Natural Hazards Center Research: This study sought to better understand factors that facilitate or hinder flood mitigation implementation in rural settings. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings for both […]
Compare and contrast: Declining precipitation frequency may drive earlier leaf senescence by intensifying drought stress and enhancing drought acclimation
Nature Declining precipitation frequency may drive earlier foliar senescence date from 1982 to 2022. A decrease in precipitation frequency intensifies drought stress by reducing root-zone soil moisture and increasing atmospheric […]
Compare and contrast: To mitigate impact of wildfires on communities’ water, report fills gaps in guidance to public drinking water system staff
Science Daily Wildfires increasingly threaten public drinking water systems, but guidance on how to address damage to these systems from a wildfire has been insufficient, conflicting or inaccurate. A new […]
Compare and contrast: Trees That Have Never Known Plentiful Rainfall Better Prepared for Drought
Yale Environment 360 When faced with a severe drop in rainfall, trees change in ways that allow them to better cope with future droughts. They develop smaller, hardier cells and […]
Compare and contrast: Scientists find most microplastics in drinking water smaller than EU detection limits
EuroNews Green Scientists say that most microplastics found in drinking water are very fine and thus more likely to pass from the human intestine into the blood and organs. Most […]
Compare and contrast: Compounding drought and climate effects disrupt soil water dynamics in grasslands
EurekAlert! A novel field experiment in Austria reveals that compounding climate conditions – namely drought, warming, and elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2 ) – could fundamentally reshape how water moves […]