Noticias sobre Norway
Experts develop artificial intelligence to monitor water quality more effectively
Artificial intelligence that enhances remote monitoring of water bodies – highlighting quality shifts due to climate change or pollution – has been developed by researchers at the University of Stirling.
Toxic fluorocarbons – not just in ski waxes
The toxic pollutants in your ski wax basically never disappear. A Norwegian lake and the area around several Norwegian airports are full of them, and so is your body.
SUEZ wins two new contracts to supply cutting edge water treatment technologies in Brazil & Russia
Suez wins two new international contracts in Brazil and in Russia.
Exploring nonlinear water routes to circularity in Flanders
Flanders government prioritises Circular Economy in Vision 2050 strategy. Utility De Watergroep trials aquifer storage and recovery. Water reuse collaboration to be explored under EU B-WaterSmart project.
Municipal wastewater treatment plants to recover fertilizers to aid farmers
Nutrients contained in wastewater, such as phosphorous and nitrogen, can be put to good use as fertilizers.
To predict the future of polar ice, environmental scientists are looking to the past
Over the past century, global sea level has been rising at an increasingly rapid pace.
Global energy initiative to tap hydropower’s potential as a clean, green battery
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) together with the U.S.
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.
FAO to start a green development project in Albania’s Vjosa river basin
The Vjosa is the second largest river basin (approximately 6 808 km2) in Albania and one of the longest transboundary rivers in the Balkan area.
Skanska builds new water supply system in Oslo, Norway
Skanska has signed a contract with The Agency for Water and Wastewater Services in Oslo Municipality, Norway, for preparatory work in the project New Water Supply Oslo.
New climate predictions assess global temperatures in coming five years
The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1° Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming five years (2020-2024) and there is a 20% chance that it will exceed 1.5°C in at least one year, according to new climate predictions issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
EU mobilises emergency assistance following floods in Ukraine
Earlier this week, intensive rains resulted in the largest flooding in the south-west of Ukraine in the last 50 years, with several casualties and damage to hundreds of homes.
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
By Laurie Goering. Food and water scarcity, in particular, are becoming important drivers of conflict and need to become a security priority now, ministers say.
Increasingly mobile sea ice risks polluting Arctic neighbors
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil, according to new research from CU Boulder.
Environmental DNA in rivers offers new tool for detecting wildlife communities
International team, UMass Amherst ecologist, tested new mammal survey method.
How Denmark is achieving responsible water consumption
In Denmark, domestic water use has gradually decreased over the past few years, to the current average of 104 litres per person per day, informs The Mayor.
A dam right across the North Sea
A defence against climate change, but primarily a warning.
Netherland’s APG strengthens its position in Norwegian hydropower
Dutch pension investor APG has increased its investment in Norwegian hydropower company Småkraft with EUR 250 million through its partnership with Aquila Capital.
Your sewage is valuable muck
A world without phosphorous is a world without life. But phosphorous is a finite resource, so researchers are recovering it from sewage.
Dams in the North Sea to protect northern Europe from sea level rise
Scientists have proposed a striking solution to protect coastal northern European countries from sea level rise, as a way to call attention to the magnitude of the threat of rising seas caused by climate change: damming the North Sea, informs The New York Times.