The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread announced the release of “Navigating to New Shores: Seizing the Future for Sustainable and Resilient U.S. Freshwater Resources,” a report that culminates the Foundation’s work through its Charting New Waters (CNW) initiative. In its latest phase, CNW focused on what it will take to transform …
MUZAFFARABAD: Apart from adverse impact to be caused by India’s Kishanganga dam project on Pakistan’s irrigation system and energy sector schemes, conservationists are worried about its devastating effects on biodiversity and ecosystem in Neelum Valley. “The volume of water in the part of river on the India-held side is 10 …
The U.S. Coast Guard is working to control a spill of diesel fuel in the Ohio River from Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)’s Beckjord power plant about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Cincinnati. Downstream drinking water intakes in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky were closed and there’s no risk to the …
The report provides input into the discussions at the 2014 World Water Week in Stockholm, which is held under the theme of Energy and Water. Through six chapters authored by leading thinkers in the field, it presents analysis and diverse perspectives on some of the key opportunities and challenges facing …
Environmental flow of the river Sone at Indrapuri barrage was estimated using 36 years of discharge data and the Global Environmental Flow Calculator Software. To maintain the river in moderate condition and to keep basic ecosystem functions intact, at least 18.9% of mean annual runoff (MAR) has been estimated, while …
RAJSHAHI : Existing water bodies especially the Baranai River flowing through the northern part of the city is being heavily polluted and contaminated with disposal of wastes and toxic chemicals, scientists and researchers here said, reports BSS. The crop fields surrounding the river are also being contaminated with wastes and …
The Wilderness Society says the passage of Queensland government legislation to repeal the state’s Wild Rivers Act is a tragedy for some of the last free-flowing rivers on the planet. But the Newman government says it reflects a federal court decision earlier this year, and a new framework will ensure …
The Surma River, one of the country’s major freshwater sources, is being polluted alarmingly as the household wastes of the entire Sylhet city are flowing into it due to lack of an effective waste management system. During his recent visit, the UNB correspondent found that many canals and streams across …
JinkoSolar Holding Co must face a shareholder lawsuit accusing the Chinese solar panel maker of concealing that one of its factories was dumping toxic waste into a nearby river, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday. The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned …
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has produced a composite map of the marine and terrestrial ecosystem assets of the world. The map, published in the report titled ‘Towards a Global Map of Natural Capital: Key Ecosystem Assets,' combines a number of existing spatial data sets to …
Dublin City Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland are investigating the source of pollution, which has killed hundreds of fish in the River Tolka on Dublin’s northside. The waterway has become choked with a white foam over a 2km stretch from the Finglas Road Bridge near Glasnevin Cemetery, to Griffith Park, …
Habitat fragmentation of freshwater ecosystems is increasing rapidly, however the understanding of extinction debt and species decline in riverine habitat fragments lags behind that in other ecosystems. The mighty rivers that drain the Himalaya - the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus, Mekong and Yangtze - are amongst the world’s most biodiverse freshwater …
LAHORE: A foreign consultancy firm has declared retaining water in the Ravi during winters as one of the biggest challenges to the launch and accomplishment of the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project, Dawn has learnt. The firm (Meinhardt), hired by the government a couple of months back to conduct a …
Appalachian streams polluted with mountaintop mining runoff have less than half as many fish species as non-impacted streams, according to new U.S. Geological Survey research. The research, announced July 1, examined fish diversity and abundance in the Guyandotte River basin of West Virginia, documenting elevated selenium and electrical conductivity levels …
New federal research using data from southern West Virginia show streams affected by mountaintop removal mining have fewer fish species and fish overall than other streams. Research released Tuesday from the U.S. Geological Survey is the latest in a series of reports from federal agencies arguing mountaintop removal mining practices …
It took millions of years for water, seeping at an infinitesimal pace, to fashion the limestone pillars and mazes of the ancient Cliefden Caves. But a $150 million dam announced for the Belubula River near Canowindra will flood the cave system and destroy the rare formations in just a few …
The Chilean government yesterday rejected plans to build the HidroAysén mega-dam project on two of Patagonia’s wildest rivers, prompting jubilation among citizens and campaigners and one observer to herald it as the Chilean environmental movement’s “greatest triumph.” “All those things that people think about when they think of Patagonia would …
Scientists from Cardiff University have found that Britain's urban rivers are the cleanest they've been in over two decades. The 21-year study of over 2,300 rivers measured the presence of clean-river invertebrates - a yardstick for river health - which during the days of heavy industry and poor sewage treatment …
CHITTAGONG: Pollution in the River Karnaphuli, the lifeline for thousands of needy families in Chittagong, is going on unabated, posing a serious threat to the aquatic life and environment. Absence of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), inoperative ETPs, sewerage and treatment plant, and dumping of household solid and liquid waste into …
Climate change-induced sea-level rise in the world's 52 small island nations - estimated to be up to four times the global average - continues to be the most pressing threat to their environment and socio-economic development with annual losses at the trillions of dollars due to increased vulnerability. An immediate …
