UN outlines state obligations to protect children's rights amid climate change threat

Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest...
October 17, 2023
UN outlines state obligations to protect children's rights amid climate change threat

Five proactive strategies for minimizing harmful algae growth

​​​​​​​A little fact… Cyanobacteria can grow and spread in nearly any body of water but are especially adept at multiplying in slow-moving and cal...
October 17, 2023
Five proactive strategies for minimizing harmful algae growth

Revamping flood protection: adapting risk models for climate change

Co-written by Xinyu Fu, Rob Bell and Silvia Serrao-Neumann.Despite countries pouring billions of dollars into “protecting” communities, flood-relat...
October 17, 2023
Revamping flood protection: adapting risk models for climate change

Labor’s new Murray-Darling Basin Plan deal entrenches water injustice for First Nations

The federal government has struck a new deal with most of the states in the nation’s largest river system. The agreement, announced last week, extends the...
October 17, 2023
Labor’s new Murray-Darling Basin Plan deal entrenches water injustice for First Nations

Africa’s underground water resources are under pressure from climate change - how to manage them

All countries have a variety of water resources – some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost...
October 17, 2023
Africa’s underground water resources are under pressure from climate change - how to manage them

Resolving water crisis ‘As important as reaching net zero’

​​​​​​​Resolving the water crisis is as essential to the world as reaching net zero carbon emissions and reducing the impact of climate change.This is ac...
October 17, 2023
Resolving water crisis ‘As important as reaching net zero’

Desalination: a promising solution for Egypt's water crisis

Egypt is a country with a limited water supply. The country's only major river, the Nile, provides about 97% of Egypt's water. The Nile is a seasonal ri...
October 17, 2023
Desalination: a promising solution for Egypt's water crisis

Discover One of the Oldest and Largest Bison Herds in the U.S.

Key PointsThe bison population in North America once numbered in the tens of millions.European hunters practically eradicated bison in the West, resulting in...
October 17, 2023
Discover One of the Oldest and Largest Bison Herds in the U.S.

How Long Can Rats Hold Their Breath?

When a city like New York starts flooding, a common question that comes to mind is… what happens to all the rats? New York City is home to tons of rats who s...
October 17, 2023
How Long Can Rats Hold Their Breath?

Discover the Only Bears That Can Live and Survive in the Jungle

With their thick fur, enormous claws, and unique lumbering gait, bears are some of the most iconic creatures on the planet. These large and powerful mammals l...
October 17, 2023
Discover the Only Bears That Can Live and Survive in the Jungle

The Top 5 Most Beautiful College Campuses in California

Going to college is one of the most important choices an 18-year-old will make. It’s where you’ll meet some of your best friends, make some of your best mem...
October 17, 2023
The Top 5 Most Beautiful College Campuses in California

Discover the Tallest Building in New Jersey (and Where It Ranks in the World)

New Jersey is known for many things including being the home of Carlo’s Bakery from Cake Boss, Jersey Shore, and Atlantic City. The state is also next-door n...
October 17, 2023
Discover the Tallest Building in New Jersey (and Where It Ranks in the World)

Do Birds Have Ears? How They Hear and 5 Amazing Facts

Birds are some of the most majestic creatures in existence. The way they soar through the sky when they’re getting from point A to point B is beautiful to wi...
October 17, 2023
Do Birds Have Ears? How They Hear and 5 Amazing Facts

Considering Artificial Turf for Your Yard and Own a Dog? 5 Critical Things to Know

News flash: Artificial turf isn’t just for football fields anymore! Getting it installed in place of your typical residential grass yard has become a popular...
October 17, 2023
Considering Artificial Turf for Your Yard and Own a Dog? 5 Critical Things to Know

How Technology Makes Life Easier and Safer

The early 2000s introduced us to countless technological breakthroughs. Since then, technology appears as if it has become a necessity. Almost everyone in the w...
October 17, 2023
How Technology Makes Life Easier and Safer

How to learn something new every day

Many people consider learning to be an active endeavor, one that takes place in a classroom with a teacher and homework and tests. This intentional form of educ...
October 17, 2023

Desalination: a promising solution for Egypt's water crisis

​​​​​​​Egypt is a country with a limited water supply. The country's only major river, the Nile, provides about 97% of Egypt's water. The Nile is...
October 17, 2023
Desalination: a promising solution for Egypt's water crisis

Climate change will affect hydropower – African countries must be prepared

Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It’s the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quar...
October 17, 2023
Climate change will affect hydropower – African countries must be prepared

Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution

The UK government has announced plans to enable the delivery of 100,000 new homes by 2030 that are currently being held up by a controversial EU law designed to...
October 17, 2023
Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution

Faster disaster: climate change fuels 'flash droughts', intense downpours and storms

Co-written by Andrew Dowdy. The run of extreme weather events around the world seems to be never-ending. After the northern summer of extreme heat and disastro...
October 17, 2023
Faster disaster: climate change fuels 'flash droughts', intense downpours and storms

In the face of drought, cities turn to technology to combat water scarcity and recover

RevenueWith the recent deluge of rain, severe drought in the western U.S. is beginning to recede. Despite the recent reprieve for the west coast, localities and...
October 17, 2023
In the face of drought, cities turn to technology to combat water scarcity and recover

What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy

Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But it faces a daunting cha...
October 17, 2023
What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy

The diference between sand filter and carbon filter in ETP plant

​​​​​​​Carbon filter and sand filter are part of the ETP plant that Is effluent treatment plant.What is an effluent treatment plant? It is a process desi...
October 17, 2023
The diference between sand filter and carbon filter in ETP plant

Freshwater quality is one of New Zealanders’ biggest concerns. Water-trading ‘clubs’ the solution?

For more than 25 years, New Zealanders have consistently rated freshwater health as one of their leading environmental concerns. But the issue is strikingly abs...
October 17, 2023
Freshwater quality is one of New Zealanders’ biggest concerns. Water-trading ‘clubs’ the solution?

As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists look at global warming's role

Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece, Spain and Hong Kong in early September 2023, with thousands of deaths in the city...
October 17, 2023
As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists look at global warming's role

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