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Compare and contrast: Climate change: The villagers building 100ft ice towers
BBC News
Innovation leading to the creation of ice cones to address changing precipitation patterns threatening the lives and livelihoods of the Ladakhi people, who face an uncertain future below the melting glaciers of the Himalayan mountains. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Amazon region hit by trio of droughts in grim snapshot of the century to come
The Conversation – Global
The Amazon is facing an unprecedented drought that is projected to continue affecting the region at least until mid-2024. The lowest water levels in 121 years of river-level records have been recorded in the city of Manaus. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Luxury water: Inside the companies going to the ends of the Earth for their rich customers
EuroNews Green
‘Fine water’ is drawn from volcanic rock in Hawaii, from icebergs that have fallen from melting glaciers in Norway or from droplets of morning mist in Tasmania. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Solar panels will cut water loss from canals in Gila River Indian Community
Associated Press
In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. Click here to continue reading
Proposed wastewater lagoon on Hutterite colony raises concerns
CTV News Winnipeg
A proposed wastewater lagoon on a Hutterite colony development in Manitoba’s Interlake is raising concerns from some in the area who worry it could impact the health of Lake Winnipeg. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Coastal river deltas threatened by more than climate change
Science Daily
In a study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers have identified the most critical risks to deltas in the future. The research shows that population growth and poor environmental governance might pose bigger threats than climate change to the sustainability of Asian and African deltas, in particular. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Most inland bathing spots in England have unsafe pollution levels, report finds
The Guardian
In a survey of a representative sample of popular swimming and water sports locations, 60% were found to have pollution at unsafe levels, the annual report from Surfers Against Sewage said. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Irrigators overdrew 40,000ML of water from NSW rivers, audit finds, as farmers protest buy-backs
The Guardian
Irrigators in New South Wales have withdrawn the equivalent of 16,000 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over their allowed limits from waterways throughout the state. Click here to continue reading
Canadian coal mines still poisoning U.S. waters, U.S. study finds
National Observer
A new American study has confirmed southeastern British Columbia coal mines are contaminating waters shared by Canada and the U.S., adding the miner’s attempts to remove selenium from wastewater aren’t making much difference to the amount flowing south. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Why the Pyrenees’ mountain lakes are turning green
The Conversation – Europe
We sampled more than 100 mountain lakes located in the eastern Pyrenees to the Béarn region (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) at least once a year. Over time, we noticed changes, in particular the increased growth of algae cyanobacteria and sometimes dinoflagellates, the blue-green algae that turn many lakes green. Click here to continue reading