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27/03/2020 · Mahemud Tekuya · 5

Colonial-era treaties are to blame for the unresolved dispute over Ethiopia’s dam

Colonial-era treaties are to blame for the unresolved dispute over Ethiopia’s dam

23/03/2020 · David Feldman · 15 1

Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health

Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health

17/03/2020 · Isaac Asante-Wusu · 7

Why local solutions are best for urban water supply in Ghana

Why local solutions are best for urban water supply in Ghana

16/03/2020 · Jeffrey Gardner · 18

Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to know about hand sanitizer

Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to know about hand sanitizer

13/03/2020 · Mohammad Heidarzadeh · 5 1

Japan’s experience with earthquakes can help teach us to learn to live with floods

Japan’s experience with earthquakes can help teach us to learn to live with floods

12/03/2020 · John Dearing · 16

Huge ecosystems could collapse in less than 50 years – new study

Huge ecosystems could collapse in less than 50 years – new study

12/03/2020 · Michael Beck · 4 1

Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage every year

Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage every year

10/03/2020 · Bethany Ellis · 10

A rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change making it more common

rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change making it more common

09/03/2020 · Ian Wright · 15 1

A city-by-city guide to how water supplies fared in Australia’s summer of extremes

city-by-city guide to how water supplies fared in Australia’s summer of extremes

04/03/2020 · Emmanuel O. Akindele · 8 1

Destroying Nigeria’s riverside forests is bad for the freshwater ecosystem

Destroying Nigeria’s riverside forests is bad for the freshwater ecosystem

02/03/2020 · Hannah Cloke · 4 1

Housebuilding ban on floodplains isn’t enough – flood-prone communities should take back control

Housebuilding ban on floodplains isn’t enough – flood-prone communities should take back control

28/02/2020 · Mike Jeffries · 10 1

Beavers are set to recolonise the UK – here’s how people and the environment could benefit

Beavers are set to recolonise the UK – here’s how people and the environment could benefit

27/02/2020 · Christopher Sergeant · 15

Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail

Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail

26/02/2020 · Ben Henley · 6 1

Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans

Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans

26/02/2020 · Evan Thomas · 6 1

Lessons from Rwanda on tackling unsafe drinking water and household air pollution

Lessons from Rwanda on tackling unsafe drinking water and household air pollution

25/02/2020 · David Megson · 5 1

Dark Waters’ pollution threat isn’t Hollywood hysteria – it could be a ticking timebomb worldwide

Dark Waters’ pollution threat isn’t Hollywood hysteria – it could be ticking timebomb worldwide

24/02/2020 · Sunanda Creagh · 11 1

'It is quite startling': 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain

'It is quite startling': 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain

21/02/2020 · Robert Wilby · 11 1

‘Natural’ flood management would be overwhelmed by Britain’s winter super-floods

‘Natural’ flood management would be overwhelmed by Britain’s winter super-floods

19/02/2020 · Risa Palm · 3

'Sea-level rise won't affect my house' – even flood maps don't sway Florida coastal residents

'Sea-level rise won't affect my house' – even flood maps don't sway Florida coastal residents

19/02/2020 · Arthur Gautier · 4

Notre-Dame and Venice: why such a gap in generosity?

Notre-Dame and Venice: why such gap in generosity?

18/02/2020 · Chris Turney · 15

Ancient Antarctic ice melt caused extreme sea level rise 129,000 years ago – and it could happen a

Ancient Antarctic ice melt caused extreme sea level rise 129,000 years ago – and it could happen

18/02/2020 · Simon Cook · 6

Here's how some of Earth's most breathtaking landscapes are created by glaciers

Here's how some of Earth's most breathtaking landscapes are created by glaciers

18/02/2020 · Jennifer Fitchett · 8

Kenya is experiencing strange weather. What's behind it

Kenya is experiencing strange weather. What's behind it

18/02/2020 · David Jones · 10

Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought

Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought