Noticias sobre Norway
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).
How to reduce rising sea level risks on European coasts
A new modelling study sheds light on adaptation measures that can protect cities and urban areas along Europe’s coasts.
Eliminating “forever chemicals” from our water
For decades, manufacturers found a wide range of uses for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Shrinking Arctic glaciers are unearthing a new source of methane
As the Arctic warms, shrinking glaciers are exposing bubbling groundwater springs which could provide an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, finds new research published today in Nature Geoscience.
InfoTiles makes US debut with Water Council partnership
Digital water technology company InfoTiles is demonstrating its digital analytics software in front of industry professionals and global investors at the Water Council headquarters in Milwaukee this month.
“Phoslock significantly reduces available phosphorus concentrations, improving water quality”
Nutrient pollution is one of the most widespread, challenging, and costly environmental issues worldwide.
“Filtralite® Filter media is the perfect fit for the challenges of today”
Part of the Saint Gobain Group, Filtralite is the registered trademark for all expanded clay products used as filter media that are manufactured by Leca Norge AS in Norway.
Helping cities rethink their water infrastructure
An EU-backed project is demonstrating systematic, city-wide planning of nature-based solutions (NBSs) for urban water treatment, storage and reuse.
Ice sheets can collapse faster than previously thought
Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 metres a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster than the highest rate of retreat previously measured.
UN water experts: The world is off-track to meet its sustainable water goal by 2030
3 out of 4 people currently live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services than water-related disasters, reveals the new UN global water security assessment.
Wastewater samples from over 100 European cities reveal latest drug-taking trends
The latest findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).
Michael Larsen: “The OPEX of floating desalination solutions is lower than for land-based plants”
Floating desalination solutions are emerging as a promising option to augment water supplies, offering a series of advantages that include quick deployment and flexibility to adapt to fluctuations in water demand.
New proposal will restrict PFAS manufacture and use in Europe
The European Union is considering a proposal to ban PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, reports Reuters.
More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice
The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, even during winter months when temperatures are below freezing and ice should be recovering from the summer melt.
Norwegian utility calculates true cost of sewer ingress
Inflow of stormwater and infiltration of groundwater into sewers is a constant operational challenge, but a water utility in Norway is gaining better understanding of its network with an innovative digital approach, says Marco Westergren, chief analytics officer at InfoTiles.
InfoTiles selected to trial technology in Switzerland
Digital technology company InfoTiles has won the opportunity to demonstrate its water management platform with a municipality in western Switzerland.
The European SEMPRE-BIO project will demonstrate new cost-effective ways to produce biomethane
The SEMPRE-BIO project, co-funded by the European Commission's Horizon Europe program, will test new cost-effective biomethane production solutions that facilitate compliance with the European Green Deal.
How digital technologies contribute to universal drinking water
Digital water technologies have an important role in ensuring universal access to safe drinking water by 2030, that is according to a new report from the World Health Organisation.
It is not enough to save water – we must reuse it
Is it safe to use treated wastewater to irrigate lawns and vegetable crops? This is the question now being addressed by researchers and the water industry.
The global hydropower crisis
This past summer, heatwaves and drought dried up reservoirs across the world, leading to a decrease in hydropower output, reports Bloomberg.