A study in Nepal and cross-border areas of India and China records a 46% increase between 2016 and 2023 in the area covered by buildings up to 50 metres above nearby riverbeds. The findings highlight the expansion of construction in locations potentially exposed to flooding and the need for reliable data to support prevention.
California is preparing for powerful storms and coastal flooding as El Niño strengthens, while heatwave and wildfire risks persist. Cuts to federal disaster response and climate research agencies are making preparations harder, experts say.
UK water companies earned more than £340 million last year from treating industrial and commercial wastewater. An investigation highlights gaps in oversight and inadequate treatment, with chemical pollutants ending up in aquatic ecosystems and on farmland.
Months without rain have emptied reservoirs and wells in Sri Lanka, destroying rice crops and putting wildlife at risk, while experts believe the situation is likely linked to El Niño and climate change.
A new study shows that water bills in the United States have soared, with greater costs in areas where networks are managed by private companies.
The history of nitrate pollution and the limit of 10 mg/l of nitrate nitrogen (about 45 mg/l of nitrates) in drinking water shows how regulation virtually eliminated nitrate-induced blue baby syndrome. Today, however, experts are concerned about cancer and premature births, while political will for stricter limits remains at a standstill.
The $25 million project created seven islands from dredged Mississippi River sand, improving aquatic habitats, forests and wetlands at McGregor Lake.
The 28 residents of the remote island of Lundy, famous for its puffins, are now drawing water from wildlife ponds as a “last resort”, as supplies have fallen to an all-time low and emergency water deliveries from the mainland continue.
Fourteen-year-old Emmylou Vaxby has spent nearly a decade searching for objects on the Thames foreshore, combining history, environmental cleanups and a meditative pastime; her guide has just been published.
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