Compare and contrast: New radar analysis method can improve winter river safety
Science Daily
“Arctic warming has changed the ways rivers freeze and has impacted rural winter river travel due to later freeze-ups, mid-winter open water zones and earlier breakups,” the authors write. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Untreated sewage: Some 20m tonnes spilled every year
BBC News
“Northern Ireland is the only jurisdiction in the whole of the UK and Ireland without real-time water quality reports, so that’s something that we’re trying to get more of over here. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Scientists discover that the natural purification of groundwater is enhanced by nitrate
Phys.org
In recent years, the world has been experiencing floods and droughts as extreme rainfall events have become more frequent due to climate change. For this reason, securing stable water resources throughout the year has become a national responsibility called “water security,” and “Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR)”, which stores water in the form of groundwater in the ground when water resources are available and withdraws it when needed, is attracting attention as an effective water resource management technique. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Montreal-area teen visits Kenya to see wells he helped build from home
CTV News
Joshua Morin-Surette learned about the importance of clean water when he was seven years old. Since then, he’s dedicated his free time to raising money to build wells in Kenya. In March, he got to see the fruits of his labour for the first time ever. Click here to continue reading
USask celebrates launch of Canada’s freshwater monitoring network
Water Canada
Led by USask in partnership with eight other Canadian universities, The Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO) is a network of freshwater monitoring and observation stations placed strategically across Canada. GWFO consists of 64 instrumented basins, lakes, rivers and wetlands, 15 deployable measurement systems and 18 state-of-the-art water laboratories which collectively serve as a national scientific freshwater observation network for Canada’s critical freshwater systems. Click here to continue reading
Ontario Investing $289,000 in Youth Stewardship of Lake Simcoe
Water Canada
The Ontario government is investing over $289,000 in three projects that are engaging local youth and community members in environmental stewardship activities like workshops, field trips and other educational opportunities focused on restoring the Lake Simcoe watershed. Click here to continue reading
University of Windsor signs on to national water observatory network
Water Canada
Participating in a new nationwide scientific freshwater observatory will help to secure the University of Windsor as a leader in freshwater research, says Aaron Fisk. Click here to continue reading
AHS issues boil water advisory for Rocky View County
CTV News
A boil water advisory was issued Friday night for residences supplied by Salt Box Coulee Waterworks System in Rocky View County. The advisory was issued just before 11 p.m. Friday evening. The advisory is in effect until further notice. Click here to continue reading
Alberta irrigation districts to favour ‘high value’ crops
The Western Producer
Southern Alberta’s 11 irrigation districts will reallocate water towards high value, high water crops such as potatoes, sugar beets and corn in order to fulfil an agreement to do more with less water, said the chair of the Alberta Irrigation Districts Association. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Drone video shows Western Australia’s forests dying in heat and drought
The Guardian
Video shows trees and shrubs along Western Australia’s south-west coastline turning brown after Perth recorded it hottest and driest six months since records began. Click here to continue reading