Fast Company
Indoor toilets were once considered a health hazard. Electric lighting sparked fears of deadly fires. Air conditioning was dismissed as an unnatural threat to human health. It seems absurd now, but each of these technologies now fundamental to modern buildings was initially met with widespread skepticism and resistance. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.
CBC
Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by University of Northern British Columbia professor Brian Menounos says low snow accumulation over winter, early-season heat waves, and prolonged warm and dry spells were contributing factors. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Glaciers.
Groundwater
There are several human activities that are contributing to the contamination of groundwater. A recent report published by Evidence Network outlines the causes and consequences of groundwater contamination and the things that can be done to avoid the contamination of aquifers. Click here to read the story.
National Observer
More than a decade after the catastrophic collapse of the Mount Polley tailings dam, a BC First Nation is back in court this week challenging the province’s decision to approve expansion of a dam at the same mine. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.
Phys.org
The economic costs of drought could rise by more than one-third in the next 10 years without urgent reforms to water policies and irrigation systems, especially in resource-limited countries, according to new analysis. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Drought.
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