Noticias sobre Russia
Croatia tackles water losses to improve climate resilience
In support of the water sector reform process, the Government of Croatia has initiated an important activity to reduce water losses in the water supply system and enhance the capacity of public water service providers.
Bitcoin mining has “very worrying” impacts on land and water, not only carbon
Every country has a different environmental bitcoin mining footprint, largely depending on its energy sources. china and the united states have the largest bitcoin mining footprints, a new united nations-led study reveals.
Safely removing nanoplastics from water using ‘Prussian blue’, a pigment used to dye jeans
Microplastics can be removed by 99% with flocculants alone, without any additional equipment, by irradiating them with sunlight.
Long-term river chemistry study reveals how the Arctic is changing
A Florida State University scientist has helped uncover through a multidecadal study how changing water chemistry in Arctic rivers could impact the entire planet.
“The Middle East is facing a perfect storm of both man-made and climate-related water crises”
The Middle East is a very diverse region but many countries have in common a high level of water stress and rapidly expanding populations that will drive increased consumption to meet the needs of people, agriculture and businesses.
Climate change could see London and other world cities run out of water, new report warns
Without action to cut emissions and better management of freshwater resources, Christian Aid warns the toll will be felt acutely by the poor.
Heat exchangers can enhance energy savings
Nobody likes wasting energy, but for businesses, there are large financial and environmental drivers to reduce energy use, and since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the financial imperative to lower energy costs has come into sharper focus than ever.
The EU says Russia’s attack on a dam in Kherson, Ukraine, qualifies as a war crime
This Tuesday morning, Europa Press reported that the European Union has accused Russia of committing a war crime with the attack on the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant on the Dnipro River early this morning.
Coastal ecosystems are a net greenhouse gas sink, new research shows
Many coastlines around the world show high diversity in greenhouse gas sinks and emissions.
The potential of water for thermal energy storage underground
The city of Västerås in central Sweden used a network of underground caverns to store oil reserves during the Cold War.
How is the world’s largest energy crisis affecting the water sector?
Although the water sector is one of the most affected by the current energy crisis due to the water-energy nexus throughout the entire water cycle, it once again demonstrates its resilience and seeks alternatives to reduce costs, although it is not an easy task.
Researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than once thought
The cycling of carbon through the environment is an essential part of life on the planet.
War in Ukraine threatens freshwater resources and water infrastructure
The ongoing war in Ukraine is having multiple impacts on the country's water sector, according to a recent study led by the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN).
Ensuring universal access to water supply and sanitation means huge benefits for Tanzania
To achieve and sustain universal WASH access, the report recommends a combination of policy measures, institutional capacity building, and new financial arrangements.
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.
Microalgae blooms: from environmental problem to a valuable resource
Algal blooms are overgrowths of algae (typically microscopic) in water; they may occur in freshwater as well as marine environments.
2022 was a historic year for climate change policies. What’s next for 2023?
2022 was a landmark year for climate change action—and repercussions.
The oceans hold enormous carbon dioxide sequestration potential
Enhancing the ocean's ability to remove CO2 particles from the atmosphere will be crucial in the fight against climate change, according to a new research paper.
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers
WMO reports on freshwater availability in a changing climate.