Water is precious – this Swedish city separates different waste sources to reuse more of it
In Oceanhamnen, wastewater is collected through three separate pipelines, making the processing and reuse of black and greywater more efficient.
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By building the world’s biggest dam, China hopes to control more than just its water supply
The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.
Water supplies may struggle to cope with fracking demands
The drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of wells for oil or gas is a well-established technique and requires large quantities of water. During the initial drilling of the well, water is needed…
India’s colonial legacy almost caused Bangalore to run out of water
Bangalore’s forgotten water wells are being revived, to help the city overcome centuries-old supply issues.
The world’s mountain ‘water towers’ are melting, putting 1.9 billion people at risk
Global heating could reduce mountain glacier snow and ice by up to 80% by 2100, threatening major drinking water supplies.
China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
Access to water is one reason why China sees control over Tibet as increasingly important.
England is rainy again. So why is it still in drought?
The grass is greener, but surface improvements tell only part of the story.
End of humanity? Blow‑by‑blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.
Britain’s ‘broken’ water system: a history of death, denial and diarrhoea
The water regulator has issued a record £168m fine to Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water for a ‘catalogue of failure’ regarding illegal sewage discharges – with more fines expected to follow.
How to take the pressure off the cost of our water supply
When we talk about saving water, we also need to talk about saving energy. The two are inextricably linked
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