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Alberta Water News is a free, subscription-based service that provides the latest information on water news across Alberta and upcoming events.

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Raw fish and rainwater: Sailor and his dog survive 3 months adrift in Pacific

PUBLISHED: 18 July 2023      Last Edited: 18 July 2023

CBC News

An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters, the fishing vessel’s owner said Monday. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, was aboard his incapacitated catamaran Aloha Toa in the Pacific Ocean about 1,900 kilometres from land when the crew of the boat from the Grupomar fleet spotted them, the company said in a statement. Click here to continue reading

Compare and Contrast: NSW warned of bushfire dangers as dry El Niño looms after ‘prolific’ vegetation growth

PUBLISHED: 18 July 2023      Last Edited: 18 July 2023

The Guardian

New South Wales residents have been urged to prepare for the impending bushfire season, with three wet years and high vegetation growth possibly giving way to a dry El Niño summer. Click here to continue reading

Province announces $6 million for Great Lakes conservation projects

PUBLISHED: 18 July 2023      Last Edited: 18 July 2023

The Whig Standard

The Ontario government announced a new, $6-million investment in projects to protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes as part of its Great Lakes Program during a news conference in Napanee on Monday morning. Click here to continue reading

Compare and Contrast: The UK’s water pipe upgrade has made it harder to detect leaks – now the race is on to discover new ways to find them

PUBLISHED: 18 July 2023      Last Edited: 18 July 2023

The Conversation (UK)

The UK is losing a staggering 3 billion litres of water each day through leaky pipes. The issue is not limited to the UK alone. Globally, almost 90 billion litres of water are lost daily, accounting for up to half of all the water pumped around the world. Click here to continue reading

Vancouver hands out more than $71,000 in water restriction fines as drought intensifies

PUBLISHED: 17 July 2023      Last Edited: 17 July 2023

Vancouver Sun

The city has also issued 395 warnings or letters to residents to advise them of unnecessary water usage. Hundreds of Vancouver residents have violated water restrictions, despite a conservation warning from the B.C. government as drought conditions intensify. Click here to continue reading

Southern Alberta drought putting pressure on residential water supply

PUBLISHED: 17 July 2023      Last Edited: 17 July 2023

Global News

The drought in southern Alberta has triggered a water restriction for the Town of Claresholm, the Hamlet of Granum, and the entire M.D. of Willow Creek. The area is under a Stage 2 water shortage response plan. Click here to continue reading

Compare and Contrast: Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking

PUBLISHED: 17 July 2023      Last Edited: 17 July 2023

The Guardian

More than half of Uruguay’s 3.5 million citizens are without access to tap water fit for drinking, and experts say the situation could continue for months. Click here to continue reading

Compare and Contrast: How a Saudi firm tapped a gusher of water in drought-stricken Arizona

PUBLISHED: 17 July 2023      Last Edited: 17 July 2023

The Washington Post

Lax rules let the foreign-owned company pump water from state land to grow alfalfa for the kingdom’s cattle. After almost a decade, the deal is in jeopardy. Click here to continue reading

Compare and Contrast: Asia floods: Death toll climbs in severe monsoon season

PUBLISHED: 14 July 2023      Last Edited: 14 July 2023

BBC News

More than 100 people have died across Asia this month as the vast region experiences an intense monsoon season. The past fortnight has seen extreme rain that has caused floods and landslides across several countries including India, China and Japan. Click here to continue reading

It just kind of crept up on us

PUBLISHED: 14 July 2023      Last Edited: 14 July 2023

The Western Producer

The use of irrigation in Alberta’s Eastern Irrigation District has had a transformational effect on the landscape since the Canadian Pacific Railway first began the project of bringing water to the parched landscape of southeastern Alberta in the early 20th century. Click here to continue reading

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