Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide SolutionsScience
SourceJuly 12, 2024
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Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
By University of New Hampshire PFAS, the potentially cancer-causing chemicals known as ‘forever chemicals’, have become an increasing concern in home drinking water. Solutions to…

Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rainsClimate
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains
By Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 360info To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning…

Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect waterClimateScience
SourceJune 22, 2024
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Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) - By 2050, climate change could increase the amount of time women in households without running water spend…

Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and ChennaiClimate
SourceJune 20, 2024
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Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and Chennai
By Dharmappa Hagare, Western Sydney University For all flood-prone cities of India, there is an urgent need to develop flood inundation maps. Although Bollywood films…

Western Agricultural Communities Need Water Conservation Strategies to Adapt to Future ShortagesScience
SourceJune 13, 2024
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Western Agricultural Communities Need Water Conservation Strategies to Adapt to Future Shortages
By Desert Research Institute The Western U.S. is heavily reliant on mountain snowpacks and their gradual melt for water storage and supply, and climate change…

Most bathing sites in Europe safe: EU environment agencyNews
SourceMay 28, 2024
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Most bathing sites in Europe safe: EU environment agency
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - Most of Europe's bathing sites are safe to swim in, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Tuesday, with around…

Europe’s water contamined by PFAS chemical: NGOsNews
SourceMay 27, 2024
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Europe’s water contamined by PFAS chemical: NGOs
Paris, France | AFP - Europe's rivers, lakes and groundwater are riddled with "alarming" levels of a persistent man-made 'forever chemical' linked to synthetic pesticides,…

The global clean water crisis looms largeClimateScience
SourceMay 23, 2024
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The global clean water crisis looms large
By Utrecht University Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. So concludes a new Utrecht University…

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?Climate
SourceMay 22, 2024
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Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
By Joseph Winters | Grist Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water…

Finding Where the Grass is GreenerScience
SourceMay 19, 2024
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Finding Where the Grass is Greener
By Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, enhance land surface maps to…

Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid desertsScience
SourceMay 17, 2024
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Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts
By University of Southern California Airborne sounding radars can perform comprehensive mapping within a few hours compared to existing in-situ methods that would take a…

Raw sewage pumped into England’s largest lake due to faultNews
SourceMay 15, 2024
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Raw sewage pumped into England’s largest lake due to fault
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Raw sewage was released into Windermere, England's largest and best-known lake, over a 10-hour period after a fault caused pumps…

Waterfront cities in Europe set sail for climate resilienceNews
SourceApril 5, 2024
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Waterfront cities in Europe set sail for climate resilience
A group of European urban areas bordering seas and rivers is paving the way for climate neutrality by 2030. By Karen McHugh | Horizon, the…

Europe facing urgent climate risks: EEA report warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequencesNewsClimate
Adrian AlexandreMarch 12, 2024
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Europe facing urgent climate risks: EEA report warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences
Europe is rapidly becoming the epicenter of climate change, with unprecedented warming trends threatening the continent's very foundation. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has sounded…

Climate change threatens Earth’s largest reserves of drinking waterClimate
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 26, 2024
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Climate change threatens Earth’s largest reserves of drinking water
An alarming international study, recently published in Scientific Reports, sheds light on the potential vulnerability of the world's largest reserves of freshwater, housed in subterranean…
