Noticias sobre United Kingdom
WMO verifies one temperature record for Antarctic continent and rejects another
New rapid response team will provide guidance on reported extremes.
Assembly of satellite to track world’s water shifts from US to France
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission took a big step toward launch this week when a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California shipped the scientific heart of the satellite to France.
Suez’s Board of Directors recommends Veolia’s enhanced public offer at a price of €20.50 per share
Meridiam – GIP – Caisse des Dépôts / CNP Assurances consortium submitted a promise to purchase on June 29, valuing the new SUEZ at €10.4 billion.
California’s intensive water management fosters “live fast, die young” cycle in floodplain forests
Woodlands along streams and rivers are an important part of California’s diverse ecology.
Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ imperiled along California’s streams
Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forests.
Study of past South Asian monsoons suggests stronger monsoon rainfall in the future
New research finds that increases in monsoon rainfall over the past million years were linked with increases in atmospheric CO2 and the import of moisture from the southern hemisphere, which suggests stronger rains in the future as CO2 levels rise.
New climate predictions increase likelihood of temporarily reaching 1.5 °C in next 5 years
There is about a 40% chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level in at least one of the next five years – and these odds are increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Researchers find Greenland glacial meltwaters rich in mercury
New research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet are comparable to rivers in industrial China, an unexpected finding that is raising questions about the effects of glacial melting in an area that is a major exporter of seafood.
Victoria’s water catchments may not recover from drought, study says
Australian-first research by Monash University discredits the theory that rivers and underground water supplies eventually replenish following droughts or floods.
Early warning initiative advances in a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated impacts of extreme weather and climate change in vulnerable countries but also highlighted the need to build resilience against a multitude of hazards through better early warnings and risk information.
International cutting-edge SWOT satellite to survey the world’s water
So just how does the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission expect to measure what’s flowing in the planet’s lakes, rivers, and oceans? A very busy project manager explains.
Héctor Donat, CEO of Fivecomm: “None of the previous technologies delivers the advantages of 5G”
5G technology is opening up new business opportunities globally thanks to its low latency and its ability to connect millions of devices in a small area.
World Water Day – SUEZ leverages all its expertise to protect water resources
On the occasion of World Water Day, established by the United Nations (UN) on March 22, whose theme this year is “what water means to people and how we can better protect it,”…
Welsh utility signs contract with Itron to improve water data management
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to deploy Itron’s cloud-based mobile meter data collection and management solution to automate meter reading.
Digital advancements in water
Does the future of water utilities include digital twins?
Global study of 48 cities finds nature sanitizes 41.7 million tons of human waste a year
The first global-scale assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation finds that nature provides at least 18% of sanitation services in 48 cities worldwide, according to researchers in the United Kingdom and India.
Limiting warming to 2 C requires emissions reductions 80% above Paris Agreement targets
In 2017, a widely cited study used statistical tools to model how likely the world is to meet the Paris Agreement global temperature targets.
Striving for more environmentally friendly drinking water in Cyprus
An EU-funded study explores the environmental impact of desalination on the island of Cyprus and proposes a more sustainable solution.
Discover who is behind Green Win
Canal and River Trust in the United Kingdom are the Lead Partner and work with five other organisations from the Netherlands (Rijkwaterstaat), Belgium (VLM and Université de Liège), France (Voies Navigables de France) and Ireland (Waterways Ireland) across a range of disciplines.
EBRD and UK support Jordan’s wastewater treatment
EBRD, GCFF and UK launch construction of wastewater pipeline Ain Ghazal wastewater treatment plant to serve Amman and Zarqa Reclaimed water to be available for irrigation in…