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‘Unprecedented’ Nova Scotia wildfires expected to worsen, officials warn
The Guardian
Officials in the province of Nova Scotia say unprecedented wildfires that have forced thousands from their homes will keep growing despite the “water, raw muscle power and air power” deployed by fire crews. Click here to continue reading
Essex County, Ont., farmers hope for ‘million-dollar rain’ as region sees driest May since 1870
CBC News
Farmers in Essex County, Ont. are hoping for a “million-dollar rain” as the region faces its driest month of May on record in more than 150 years. Click here to continue reading
Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage
Alberta Views
This broad, shallow body of water 60 km west of Edmonton is called Wakamne (or “God’s Lake”) by the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, who live at the west end of the lake. According to Alexis oral history, a chief followed a vision and led his people to these shores. Click here to continue reading
Compare and Contrast: Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than it appears on surface
The Washington Times
Water conflicts are nothing new to the arid West, where myriad users long have vied for their share of the precious resource from California’s Central Valley to the Colorado and Missouri rivers. But few have waded into the legal question playing out in rural Nevada: To what extent can local residents, farmers and ranchers claim the water that is soaking into the ground through the dirt floor of an antiquated, unlined irrigation canal? Click here to continue reading
Compare and Contrast: At least three killed in shooting at Iran-Afghan border
Al Jazeera
Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter have been killed after shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two countries amid a dispute over water rights. Click here to continue reading
Compare and Contrast: Tracking water thieves in southern Spain
Euronews
Two thirds of Spain are under threat of desertification. The climate crisis is heating up. And conflicts linked to the use of water are multiplying. Doñana, one of Europe’s most outstanding nature reserves, is one of those places. Click here to continue reading
Canada invests in NL water and sewer upgrades to improve reliability and energy efficiency
Water Canada
This investment will support water, storm and sewage system upgrades along Brigus Road, including a new watermain, storm sewer ditching, culvert upgrades and replace an existing sanitary sewer lift station.These upgrades will improve the reliability and energy efficiency of the drinking water distribution, stormwater management and sewage treatment systems, helping to create a greener community and improve climate change preparedness. Click here to continue reading
Canada and British Columbia invest in water infrastructure improvements
Water Canada
Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Anne Kang, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs, and His Worship Jack Crompton, Mayor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, have announced a joint investment of more than $16.1 million to support four water infrastructure projects across British Columbia. Click here to continue reading
Analysts struggle with El Nino rain predictions
The Western Producer
While it is difficult to predict El Nino’s influence on summer weather for most of North America, there is a strong correlation with temperature on the Canadian Prairies. It typically results in a hotter-than-normal summer, especially for the western half of the region, said John Baranick, DTN’s agricultural meteorologist. When it comes to precipitation, it is basically a coin toss. It is hard to predict whether it will be above or below normal, he said during DTN’s recent Ag Summit Series. Click here to continue reading
Compare and Contrast: ‘Dr Deep Sea’: the US professor living underwater for 100 days
The Guardian
More than 20ft below the surface of a Florida lagoon, one man is on a mission. Having already broken the record for the longest time living underwater, Dr Joseph Dituri is planning to spend 100 days in his subaquatic compound, to research the effects of hyperbaric pressure on the body. Click here to continue reading