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Compare and contrast: Researchers envision sci-fi worlds involving changes to atmospheric water cycle
Science Daily
Human activity is changing the way water flows between the Earth and atmosphere in complex ways and with likely long-lasting consequences that are hard to picture. Researchers enlisted water scientists from around the globe to write story-based scenarios about the possible futures humanity is facing but perhaps can’t quite comprehend yet. Click here to continue reading
2024 Water Allocation
St. Mary River Irrigation District
At the April 3, 2024 Annual General Meeting, the St. Mary River Irrigation District Board of Directors has set the water allocation for the 2024 year at 8 inches of water per acre at the farm gate. We will continue to review the Irrigation Water Supply Forecast supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation and provide updates throughout the irrigation season. Click here to continue reading
Southern Alberta farmers allocated 50% less water than normal for 2024: SMRID
CTV News
hile farmers in southern Alberta will soon be gearing up to plant this year’s crops, those in the St. Mary’s River Irrigation District (SMRID) now know how much water they’ll be receiving.
On Wednesday, the SMRID revealed eight inches of water per acre will be allocated this summer – a drop of about 50 per cent compared to normal. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: For mining in arid regions to be responsible, we must change how we think about water
Science Daily
In an unprecedented study of the South American ‘Lithium Triangle,’ hydrologists discover that not all water responds the same way to environmental change and human use. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: These Entrancing Maps Capture Where the World’s Rivers Go
Smithsonian Magazine
Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make art showing which oceans waterways empty into or stall on land and never make it to sea. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Las Vegas Is Going All In on Its Water Conservation Plan
Smithsonian Magazine
As the Southwest dries, can a city notorious for excess find a way to survive with less? Anything goes in Las Vegas, except excessive water use. Two decades ago, the city began to grapple with a reality that many other cities in the Southwest were trying to put off: Eventually, it could run out of water. Click here to continue reading
How can Canada deliver safe drinking water to First Nation communities? A Q&A with Wilfrid Laurier’s Sheri Longboat
Water Canada
“As a Haudenosaunee, Six Nations woman, I feel that I have a responsibility, now that I’m in the academy, to make place and space for others and dedicate my time to elevating Indigenous voices and supporting communities.There should be no reason to not have safe drinking water in every First Nation community”. Click here to continue reading
Wild fish spring to life in Lake Ontario, despite dams, pollution and hatchery competitors
The Narwhal
It’s springtime, which means migration and spawning for many Lake Ontario fish — and a good time to share the fascinating story of how many salmon and trout came to live in this Great Lake in the first place. Dams impeded spawning migrations, pollution from lumber mills and tanneries degraded water quality and clearing forests for urbanization and agriculture warmed waters. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: SUNY ESF leads groundbreaking research in groundwater’s role in ecosystem sustainability
EurekAlert!
Until now, groundwater – a critical water resource around the globe, especially in dry regions – has been largely unstudied in its importance and role in sustaining ecosystems. A new groundbreaking research effort led by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in partnership with University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Cardiff University, and Desert Research Institute (DRI) examines the relationship between groundwater and ecosystems across California. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: A River in Flux
Inside Climate News
Extreme flooding and droughts may be the new norm for the Amazon, challenging its people and ecosystems. Click here to continue reading