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Kyrgyzstan Offers Support to Tajikistan with Innovative Water-Saving TechnologyKyrgyzstan is offering a novel solution to Tajikistan’s mountin...

18 U.S. Rivers at Risk of Running Dry in the Next Decade

The U.S. Regions That Will Get Wetter, Not Drier

Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth too hot for humans, scientists warnby King's College LondonAn international group...

Scientists sound the alarm after finding thousands of seabirds dead on beaches: 'The message is clear'What's happening?In 2014, scientists at th...

Scientists uncover new human-caused shifts in global water cycleby Erica McNamee, NASACracked mud and salt on the valley floor in Death Valley N...

Global ocean temperatures set new record in 2024

It's Official: 2024 Declared Hottest Year on Record as World Exceeds 1.5°C

Global warming harms Earth’s water cycle: ReportScientific studies of individual events show that the intensity and frequency of many of them ...

Texas Drought: How Water Shortages Hurt Daily Life and Public Services - Climate Crisis 247Douglas McIntyre discusses how a severe drought in Te...

After trial and error, Mexican fishers find key to reforesting a mangrove havenWhen David Borbón first arrived in the village of El Delgadito i...

Researchers report miracle taking place in one of the world's fastest-disappearing habitats: 'This is only the beginning'

Nanaimo Aquatic Centre refit will cut emissions by 70 per cent

New model can predict marine heat waves, extreme ocean acidity months in advanceIn the 21st century, the Earth's oceans are growing warmer and m...

NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels - NASA ScienceAn international team of scientists using observations from NASA-Ge...

Douglas Tallamy discusses simple steps that each of us can—and must—take to reverse declining biodiversity and why we must change our advers...

Can we live on our planet without destroying it? Researcher investigates planetary boundariesCan we live on our planet without destroying it? Re...

New Mexico’s historic acequia system faces new challenges from climate change

The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history | CNN

Unveiling the Hidden Crisis: Why the Water Crisis Must Be Included in COP29's Climate Adaptation Strategy - Global Center on Adaptation

Communities in Portugal’s drought-prone Algarve region take water management into their own handsWith the hottest year on record in 2023 and s...

Sea levels are starting to rise faster: Here's how much South Florida is expectingSea levels are rising, swamping roads and homes in South Flori...

New 'digital twin' Earth technology could help predict water-based natural disasters before they strikeThe water cycle looks simple in theory—...

Facing hashing climate change and energy shortage crisis,then humanity how to solutes these problems?Firstly,to reduce carbon dioxide emissions,...

Expect “unprecedented” health problems and death in coral species across the world throughout 2024, coral scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg said ...

Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink - Inside Climate NewsSome areas are starting the year with low water reserves, and ...

Is global warming accelerating faster than predicted?

Victoria O'Neill Joins Audubon as Director of Coastal ResilienceVictoria will lead our efforts to protect and restore natural habitats in Connec...

Introducing Limelight: Team Waponi’s XPRIZE Rainforest Semifinals TechnologyLimelight is Team Waponi’s XPRIZE rainforest platform for biodiv...

The science is clear: we need net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050In response to the debate on whether there is indeed a scientific case fo...

Opinion: Climate change: water scarcity is fuelling new crises across AsiaAs climate change depletes freshwater resources critical for human and...

The Liveability Challenge is a global call for viable, groundbreaking solutions to some of the greatest problems facing cities in the tropics in...

Planet's life-support systems close to tipping point, say scientists, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week

The Largest Climate Catastrophe That No One Knows About - GreenMoney JournalBy Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Ashlan Cousteau, SeaVoir WellnessShare ...

Scientists use unlikely ally to save Florida's coral reefs: ‘The effect ... was rapid and dramatic’

Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications will be global

Latest U.N. report spurs scientists to issue desperate plea to world leaders: 'We're going to cook'

Subsurface filtration system for sustainable, eco-friendly, clean water production. To be presented in Water Security and Climate Adaptation (WS...

Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit 2023 - LIVE

Climate change aggravates water stress in MENA regionMiddle East and North Africa region is the most water-stressed in the world, with 83% of th...

How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world's oceans

EPA Invests Over $50 Million to Protect San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds, Build Resilience to Climate Change | US EPA

Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and other threats to sea lifeHumans rely on the ocean for many things, ...

Our oceans are in deep trouble – a ‘mountains to sea’ approach could make a real differenceThe rapidly declining health of New Zealand’s...

The stability and resilience of the Earth system and human well-being are inseparably linked yet their interdependencies are generally under-rec...

Are We Losing Earth's Groundwater?The latest data, unfortunately, has warned that much of the Earth’s groundwater is drying up. NASA recently ...

Over half of the world’s largest lakes have shrunk due to climate change and human activities: What a new study says

Physicists predict Earth will become a chaotic world, with dire consequences

Code red for nature means that companies need to step up

Smart Buoys keep watch on Lake Erie’s water quality, help build Cleveland’s economy

Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare

Tech and Data’s Outsized Role in California’s Water Strategy

Researchers Turn to the Power of Native Aquatic Plants to Clean Coastal WatersTo find a fast, efficient way to clear harmful chemicals along the...

Miami and New Orleans face greater sea-level threat than already fearedCoastal cities in the southern US, including Miami, Houston and New Orlea...

‘Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record highThe temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-t...

This Mediterranean country is cutting off overnight water suppliesWorst drought on record forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hou...

Five Ways Climate Change Is Altering Our Oceans—and Harming UsThe IPCC report on our oceans and cryosphere is out. Here’s how the latest sci...

How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Nativ...

The state of the climate in 2023This week the UN's climate science body is releasing a major report on the climate changes happening worldwide d...

Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warmingScientists can now see the big picture on water globally — which areas are repeatedly...

The UN Just Voted to Designate 30% of International Waters as Sanctuaries by 2030The United Nations has voted to designate 30 percent of the wor...

Wastewater Sector Emits Nearly Twice As Much Methane As Previously ThoughtMunicipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of...

New study focusing on 750,000 acres of US coastal areas finds mussels act as ecosystem engineersThe study's co-authors include researchers from ...

These women are using technology to protect the planet

Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers, review: little to laugh at in our sewage-strewn watersne of the best kept secrets in the town of Hay-on-Wy...

Coastal Water Pollution Transfers to the Air in Sea Spray Aerosol and Reaches People on LandNew research led by Scripps Institution of Oceanogra...

It's time to recognise the economic value of an ecosystem

Using Digital Twin Technology To Better Understand Environmental ImpactJennifer Kite-Powell, Senior ContributorI'm a senior tech contributor who...

1.5-degree goal not plausible: Social change more important than physical tipping points, says study

AI Says Earth Will Hit Critical Global Warming Thresholds Faster Than We Thought

California has an ambitious new climate plan – here's how it could spur action worldwide

Liquid asset: why we won't solve the climate crisis without fixing water

Researchers find that clay could be the solution to global warmingSandia National Laboratories bioengineer Susan Rempe, left, and chemical engin...

A massive effort to conserve 30% of US lands and waters is underway. Advocates worry about who could be left out.

Future water crisis could be much worse than expectedNew research shows that climate change can lead to greater water crises than previously exp...

New cleantech match-maker for forestry, mining, water launched

We Can't Solve Our Climate Problems without Removing Their Main Cause: Fossil-Fuel EmissionsToward the end of 2022, I was a panelist at a sessio...

The world loses when Big Oil holds all the cards

Nature-based solutions get support from White House | Coastal Review

Restoration Conversations Episode 4: Forestry Finances and Global Climate GoalsWe Don't Have Time and Terraformation are proud to present episod...

Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the ‘highway to climate hell’

Defending Earth’s terrestrial microbiome - Nature Microbiology

Marine Life Remains Under Threat and Entangled with Fishing Gear Issues

Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2022 so far

Historic biodiversity agreement reached at U.N. conference Negotiators reached a historic deal at a United Nations biodiversity conference early...

Can trees solve the climate crisis?

Back by popular demand... our N2O Notes Webinar Series! We gained some experience in running it from the first season and will be incorporating ...

Post COP27 Workshop13-14 December 2022Venue: Academy of AthensDear colleague,Prof. Christos Zerefos, Secretary General of the Academy of Athens ...

‘We are at war with nature’: UN environment chief warns of biodiversity apocalypse

Nature needs $384 billion a year, and other climate change stories you need to read this week

The first complete picture of Arctic sea ice freeze-thaw cycle highlights sea ice response to climate change

PUBLICATION: Strategies for increasing water availability and enhancing water-use efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean https://unesdoc....

World leaders have 2 weeks to agree on a plan to save natureOne of the most important events for life on Earth, ever, is about to begin. This we...

This Planet Is Drying Up. And these Are the Consequences

5 Billion People Will Face Water Shortages by 2050, U.N. SaysThe World Meteorological Organization warns that climate-related shortages in water...

Asia’s ‘water tower’ is in trouble, and scientists are sounding the alarm

COP 27 - 17th November Washington Climate Hub - Forward Together

“Absolutely diabolical” challenge of climate change addressed by Australia’s top and emerging scientistsAustralia’s meteorologists and o...

Photos: El Salvador’s biggest freshwater lake swamped by rubbish

'A fossil fuel fair’: Experts and activists speak out on COP27

Why all citizens must speak up to help protect the ocean

What happened at COP27 and other climate change news

The U.S.’s logging plans show it’s easier to make climate promises than to keep them

Report: Water is critical for success on climate actionNew research shows that water is much more important in mitigating climate change than pr...

COP27: 10 key facts climate scientists want you to knowAdapting our world will not save us from the devastating effects of climate change, say s...

Climate change and wildlife: 3 studies that reveal the devastating toll on Africa's animals

How voters said “Yes” to the environment on ballot measures this year

U.S. Announcements on Ocean-Climate Action at COP27 - United States Department of StateZero-emission shippingLaunching the Green Shipping Challe...

7 leaders on innovative approaches for tackling climate changeAs delegates gather at the COP 27 Climate Summit this week in Egypt, we’re remin...

UMaine leads extensive review of Arctic freshwater response to climate change - UMaine News - University of Maine

Water Is a Key Feature of the Climate Crisis, Posing Risks for InvestorsThat’s why water and climate adaptation will be one of the key subject...

Dana Brown: City's 'unsung heroes' protect water quality in Jax, more work to be done

Battle of the Alps? Water woes loom amid climate changeA battle is brewing around Europe's rooftop over the planet's most precious resource.The ...

Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality

Protecting Very Old Trees Can Help Mitigate Climate Change

Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows | CNN

Five technologies and innovations helping to protect the Okavango

Malta’s National Strategy for the EnvironmentMalta’s natural environment has long faced various challenges, from widespread construction and...

The cost to capture carbon? More water and electricity

Why we need to fix the world's freshwater algal bloom problemWhile we experience terrible drought and flooding events more frequently due to cli...

WWF’s Living Planet Report reveals a devastating 69% drop in wildlife populations on average in less than a lifetimeMonitored wildlife populat...

Climate action is gaining momentum. So are the disasters.

आज तेजी से बढ़ रही जनसंख्या को आवागमन के लिए साधन चाहिए�...

Zimbabwe moves 2,500 wild animals due to climate change

Climate risk index shows threats to 90 per cent of the world's marine species

Who's really using up the water in the American West?The Western United States is currently battling the most severe drought in thousands of yea...

Forecasting a hot, dry futureAn innovative monitoring technology is helping the world’s driest region predict and manage the impacts of drough...

Australia signs global nature pledge committing to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030

Coral Vita - Earthshot PrizeCoral Vita was the winning solution for the 2021 Earthshot Prize Revive Our Oceans category. In the year since they ...

Drinking Water Quality Is Being Impacted by Climate Change

Why are Pakistan’s floods so extreme this year?

"The Erie Situation" - Preview of Collaborative PBS Stations Airing on Sept. 12, 2022

An intense marine heat wave is setting ocean temperature records in the North Atlantic

Opinion | CO2 Levels Are the Highest in a Million Years as Extreme Weather and Flooding Rage Across the Globe

California Approves a Wave of Aggressive New Climate MeasuresCalifornia took some of its most aggressive steps yet to fight global warming as la...

Video - Colorado River at a state ‘no one wanted to get to’ due to climate change

‘Time Has Run Out’ — UN Fails to Reach Agreement to Protect Marine Life - EcoWatch

TUNISIA: Faced with climatic hazards, AFD publishes "Water, a promise of emancipation | Afrik 21

Experts warn California of a disaster 'larger than any in world history.' It's not an earthquake.

European Union warns of "very critical situation" as drought threatens 60% of EU and U.K.Drought conditions are affecting about 60% of the EU an...

Europe's drought could be the worst in 500 years, warns researcher"Just to give you an idea the 2018 drought was so extreme that, looking back a...

How The Thames, Once a 'Zombie River,' Was Brought Back to Life

Wake up now: Dirty water has grounded Wakulla Springs' iconic glass bottom boats Human burdensWakulla Springs is fed by the Floridan Aquifer.As ...

The Drought Threatening Italy’s Water Supply: Causes, Effects, And Solutions | Earth.Org

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Mayors Challenge Winning Project to Combat Climate Change Will Spread to Seven Global Cities | Bloomberg Phil...

MIT scientists think they’ve discovered how to fully reverse climate change

Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears 'moment of reckoning'

6 Israeli Companies Helping The World Combat Desertification and DroughtSeveral Israeli companies are employing innovative strategies to tackle ...

Four climate change indicators reached new highs in 2021: WMOUN chief calls for urgent climate actionBy Myra Khalid May 20, 2022 Four climate ch...

Climate change threatens access to water and sanitation, warn UNECE & WHO/Europe, urging reinforced measures under Protocol to boost resilience ...

Himachal Pradesh, small hill state northern India enclosed by the Himalayas is one of the most impacted region of the country in terms of vigor ...

Water Quality In Rivers: Government Response To The Committee’s Fourth Report Of Session 2021–22British Water and the Grease Contractors Ass...

The American West Is Likely Too Far Gone to Return to the Way It WasThe term "aridification" has far different implications than "drought." By C...

Chile's parched mines race for an increasingly scarce commodity: waterSANTIAGO, May 6 (Reuters) - A record-breaking drought in Chile is impactin...

There is a need to conduct more communication and outreach activities centered on local communities to encourage citizen action on local climate...

The geographic diversity of India spreading from Himalayan range of mountains to the islands in the Indian Ocean, a mystical land of heterogenou...

Lake Powell Is on Life SupportThe American Southwest hasn’t been this dry in 1,200 years. The region’s water supply—and entire energy infr...

Climate change in reference to local ecology has become a topic of concern in recent times. The unplanned and imbalanced development had adverse...

Students learn how algae is good for planet's futureAlgae U

Living Corals Mapped for the First Time - Technology Times

LANL Fellows Present Frontiers In Science: ‘Wildfire, Water And Climate Change – Protecting Communities And Supporting Ecosystem Resilience�...

In the face of megadroughts, L.A. is transforming how it uses water

Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West's megadrought: Water or electricityLake Powell, the country's second-largest reservo...

Water conservation, storage & climate change in the Yakima River Basin

Magic of mangroves: The plant that sequesters more CO2 than rainforests

The current rate of climate change will see Germany's groundwater levels fall "significantly" by 2100

‘The truth is California does not have enough water’

Ogallala Aquifer dropped 12+ inches in 2021. Land value could lose billions as water source runs dry.

Scientists have just told us how to solve the climate crisis – will the world listen? | Simon LewisAmid the triple crisis of the war in Ukr...

Drenching rains to pose greater threat to fire-damaged areas in West

Earth's Water Cycle Is Changing Dramatically, And Much Faster Than We Predicted

22 years of drought in Colorado, rest of the Southwest is worst stretch in 1,200 years, study shows

New threats to human securityin the AnthropoceneDemanding greater solidarityNew threats to human security in the AnthropoceneDemanding greater s...

The CLIC™ Chronicles: 10 ways to build a circular economy | Lombard Odier

Greenland's Ice sheet lost in past 20 years enough to submerge entire US in half a metre of water

Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether the challenge is drought or floods

Australia to spend £520m improving water quality of Great Barrier Reef

Impact Earth: How satellite technology may help predict droughts and wildfires in the futureAs climate change becomes a larger national threat, ...

The Wine World Is About to Get a Big Shake-Up

This is Natural England’s ‘standing advice’ for water voles. It is a material planning consideration for local planning authorities (LPAs)...

Leveraging Space Technology for SDG-14; Life Below Water

The global economic transition to a green economy | Lombard Odier

To reduce impact of climate change, water scarcity: Nature-based techniques being adopted in GB

Antarctica : What happens if the 'Doomsday' Glacier collapses?

Melting of the Thwaites Glacier could rewrite the global coastline

Now it is time to invest in the health of nature | Lombard Odier

Building Water Resilience in a Changing ClimateThis Pacific WASH webinar is about building resilience to the impacts of climate change focusing ...

How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities

Water Resources | CCI Pre-Conference Workshops 11-12 October 2021CCI PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | 11 – 12 OCTOBER 2021Scientific workshops focus...

Research Helps Uncover Strikingly Simple Means of Diagnosing Ecosystem Health

Integrating sanitation and climate change adaptation: lessons learned from case studies of WaterAid’s work in four countriesTallulah Gordon an...

CLIMATE: Study: Warming lakes smother fish, foul drinking waterNew research warns that climate change-driven drops in oxygen levels in the world...

Blue water thinkingBlue water thinkingMeasuring the impact of global innovation on ocean sustainability with The Blue Technology Barometer.by MI...

Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria FallsIn full flow, Victoria Falls easily qualifies as one of the natural wonders of the world...

Module 1 - RICCAR regional climate modelling and hydrological modelling datasets An introduction

Over a third of Antarctic ice shelf could collapse as climate change warms the Earth

Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. History tells us this could trigger a mass extinction event

New floating solar study demonstrates water quality improvements - PV Tech

Q&A: We need non-critical raw materials for green tech to flourish

Bill Gates: The 2021 60 Minutes interview"Without innovation, we will not solve climate change. We won't even come close," Gates says. Anderson ...

Swiss lakes at risk to climate change

Venture capital investments into climate change technology reach record high

New climate change study: Number of people suffering extreme droughts will double

UNESCO Call for speakers: Climate-resilient Water Management ApproachesDeadline: 18 January 2021Over the last decade, climate change is accelera...

Governor Cuomo Announces Selection of Western Bays Constructors Joint Venture as Design-Build Team to Construct Bay Park Conveyance Project$439 ...

Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth

HP to map glacial lakes to mitigate climate-induced disasters

A Looming Water Crisis and More Climate Change News

BlackBerry Expands Commitment to the United Nations Global Compact

AfriAlliance MOOC on Social Innovation in Water and Climate Change in Africa

Higher Temperatures for 2020 Warns of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Growth - Water Technology

The Duke of Cambridge has launched a prestigious prize to encourage the world’s best thinkers to help solve the climate emergency.

ACTIVATE: The Global Citizen Movement is a new six-episode mini docu-series from P&G, Global Citizen and National Geographic that debuted this l...

Last week, Fast Company  published a quite interesting articles on the Amazon fires. Check it out here:  How companies are trying...

Understanding storm surge inundation risk is essential for developing countermeasures and adaptation strategies for tackling climate change. A c...

Join Our Future Water in Berlin on November 7, 2018, to make water security a reality. Demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 40% i...

We should influence leaders like Donald Trump 

92% of the world’s population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds safety limits,  according to the World Health Organization (...