Climate change is affecting drinking water quality
Good water quality is important and the water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water but is at significant risk due to climate change.A research team demonstrated how … Read More
Category: Environment
WaterIQ Technologies and Audubon International have announced a new water sustainability partnership.
WaterIQ Technologies is a leader in next-generation ultrasonic solutions and a technology company that designs solutions to defend water in drinking water treatment utilities, wastewater drinking plants, golf courses, lakes … Read More
Climate on the agenda at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
The International Water Association (IWA) announced that a leading scientist and researcher from the environmental community will be the keynote speaker at the World Water Congress & Exhibition during the … Read More
The world’s rivers are drying up from extreme weather.
Lack of rain and relentless heat waves are drying up rivers in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Many are shrinking and some rivers are so desiccated, they … Read More
SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC SETS UP ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY CENTRE TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN THEIR CLIMATE ACTION JOURNEY THROUGH CARBON MANAGEMENT
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) recently set-up of its latest research center – the Environmental Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Centre (ESEE) – at the “Values-Based Green Transition – For Singapore Businesses”, a … Read More
Unsafe to drink rain water anywhere in the world.
According to a new study by Stockholm University scientists, rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. This exceeds the … Read More
Water and power shortages due to climate change, U.N. warns
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned the two largest reservoirs in the United States – Lake Mead and Lake Powell, which are both man-made reservoirs on the Colorado … Read More
Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding
The impact of climate change on extreme water-related events like floods, storms and mud flow is becoming increasingly evident. The storms in the U.S. followed extreme flooding this summer in India and Australia and … Read More
Curbing CO2 alone not enough to prevent global warming: Study
Most governments are focussing efforts almost exclusively on cutting CO2 emissions to prevent global temperatures from rising. According to a UN study, these efforts can no longer prevent global temperatures … Read More
New research to address the impacts of drought and flooding in cities globally
In a study by C40 Cities, a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities who are working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront … Read More