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EBRD supports Egypt’s water sector with NUCA
EBRD’s fourth participation in El Taamir’s securitisation local currency bond programme.
H2O Innovation provides emergency drinking water expansion
H2O Innovation Inc.
Exceptional heat and rain, wildfires and floods mark summer of extremes
Dangerous weather – intense heat and devastating rainfall – has impacted large parts of the Northern hemisphere in this summer of extremes, causing major damage to the people’s health and the environment.
July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record
According to ERA5 data from the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the first three weeks of July have been the warmest three-week period on record and the month is on track to be the hottest July and the hottest month on record.
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below thresholds set by the EPA
Since de-icing with road salt began in the 1930s, the salinity of lakes across much of the US has been steadily increasing, posing a potential threat to aquatic life and drinking water supplies.
Canada announces $450M for Green Climate Fund
Today, ahead of the seventh Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA7), the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Harjit S.
Capture6 receives the largest Grant from the California Energy Commission in the Round
Awarded for first of its kind facility advancing water recovery and carbon removal.
Seven things you should know about blue-green algae
A freshwater ecologist offers facts and expert tips to help you steer clear of the bothersome blooms this summer.
Water temperature found to not impact blue-green algae blooms
Even if most cyanobacteria blooms in Canada's lakes happen during the hottest periods of summer, water temperature seems to have little to no impact on the development of these potentially toxic bacteria better known as blue-green algae.
Significant decline of snow cover in the Northern hemisphere over the last half century
Snow cover plays a major role in global energy balance, continental thermal stability, and regional temperatures.
Expanding large-scale agriculture is escalating flooding in the largest South American breadbasket
A new study revealing that huge expansions of extensive large-scale agriculture is making the South American plains more vulnerable to widespread flooding should act as a “wake-up call”, say researchers.
H2O Innovation awarded six new water treatment projects worth $9.4M
H2O Innovation has announced that its Water Technologies & Services (WTS) business line was recently awarded six new water treatment projects.
Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change
During extreme weather events, mountains will see more water fall as rain instead of as snow – making them vulnerable to floods, landslides, and soil erosion.
Water shortages emerge ‘as fastest-growing concern’ among consumers
It’s an oft-cited fact that, despite being absolutely essential for the very survival of mankind, the water crisis is the least-discussed aspect of the climate emergency… but this looks set to change in the very near future, given new research revealing that water shortages are now the fastest-growing environmental concern among consumers around the world.
Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark
Nearly a third of Earth’s freshwater resources lie in groundwater – much more than in all lakes, rivers and the atmosphere combined, and exceeded only by the frozen water in polar ice caps.
AECOM appoints Zuliana Mawani as vice president for its Greater Toronto Area Water business
AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced the appointment of Zuliana Mawani as the vice president and operations manager for its Water business in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
ECT2 certified to ISO standards in Australia and Sweden
ECT2, a Montrose Environmental Group company, has been awarded ISO certifications in Sweden for the first time, and continues to maintain certification in Australia since 2021.
Region of Peel selects Stantec for The Queensway Sewer and Watermain project
Tunneled sewer will provide additional capacity for growing community for the next 20 years.
Smart Data Management leads to important hydrological discoveries at University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg is one of the top universities in Germany and has been recognized for excellence in research and education for the last 565 years.