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What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

Despite disinfection, water in swimming pools can still provide an environment conducive to the growth of dangerous microorganisms. In the UK, swimming pools have repeatedly been identified as sources of...

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

Despite disinfection, water in swimming pools can still provide an environment conducive to the growth of dangerous microorganisms. In the UK, swimming pools have repeatedly been identified as sources of...

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists worried about what the city tells public

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scie...

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on...

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scie...

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on...

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it normal?

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it...

On Saturday, northeastern Spain once again came under the influence of a cold drop, an intense weather phenomenon known as DANA. Violent downpours over Catalonia led to a transportation blockade...

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it...

On Saturday, northeastern Spain once again came under the influence of a cold drop, an intense weather phenomenon known as DANA. Violent downpours over Catalonia led to a transportation blockade...

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending airborne microplastics into cities

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world's coastal towns and cities, a new study published in the journal ...

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world's coastal towns and cities, a new study published in the journal ...

Droughts will be 35% more costly by 2035, warns latest OECD report

Droughts will be 35% more costly by 2035, warns...

The progressive intensification of droughts is steadily increasing their social, economic and ecological costs. According to the Global Drought Outlook, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-...

Droughts will be 35% more costly by 2035, warns...

The progressive intensification of droughts is steadily increasing their social, economic and ecological costs. According to the Global Drought Outlook, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-...

Underwater noise modeling – a valuable tool in environmentally sound investment planning

Underwater noise modeling – a valuable tool in ...

Underwater noise - an invisible threat that can have a real impact on marine life. In an era of rapid development of offshore wind farms and offshore infrastructure, noise modeling...

Underwater noise modeling – a valuable tool in ...

Underwater noise - an invisible threat that can have a real impact on marine life. In an era of rapid development of offshore wind farms and offshore infrastructure, noise modeling...

Risk

Egypt plans to build city in desert, supply with water from Nile

Egypt plans to build city in desert, supply with water from Nile

Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli recently unveile...

New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

As the amount of water in the Colorado River shrinks, mor...

Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, shows study

Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, shows study

Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more oft...

Securing skills for a thriving future

Securing skills for a thriving future

With engineers in high demand across all industries, part...

Mexico City faces worst flooding in years, with more rain on the way

Mexico City faces worst flooding in years, with more rain on the way

The rainfall reached a whopping 45 liters per square mete...

Pollution from the Tijuana river affects air quality in San Diego, finds study

Pollution from the Tijuana river affects air quality in San Diego, finds study

The 120-mile Tijuana River flows from Baja California int...

What are the real impacts of melting glaciers? - DW

What are the real impacts of melting glaciers? - DW

Glaciers are the planet's frozen water banks. They sustai...

Water wars: A global battle for public control

Water wars: A global battle for public control

In the Philippines and worldwide, private sector involvem...

Drought declared in part of UK as ‘lost village’ re-emerges with millions facing restrictions… is your area affected?

Drought declared in part of UK as ‘lost village’ re-emerges with millions facing restrictions… is your area affected?

The rain that has fallen in recent days is not enough to ...

Europe faces growing economic risks from water scarcity, ECB warns

Europe faces growing economic risks from water scarcity, ECB warns

A new analysis by the European Central Bank (ECB) warns t...

Groundwater supplies are plunging across the Colorado River Basin: Study

Groundwater supplies are plunging across the Colorado River Basin: Study

The Colorado River Basin's groundwater supplies are dwind...

Florida’s drought conditions raise concerns about water storage | Opinion

Florida’s drought conditions raise concerns about water storage | Opinion

The director of the South Florida Water Coalition writes ...

Flood protection levelled up in Calgary

Flood protection levelled up in Calgary

Flood maps play a critical role in helping Alberta’s comm...

Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria adapt genes in WWTPs

Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria adapt genes in WWTPs

An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can ...

Cyprus faces water emergency as EU calls for investment and reform

Cyprus faces water emergency as EU calls for investment and reform

In a report entitled “Europe’s waters: key challenges and...