‘Litter can actually benefit rivers’: Scientists find more insects and snails living on RUBBISH than on rocks in three UK waterways – and say garbage can provide stable habitats for animals Researchers collected samples of rocks and litter from three local rivers The litter was inhabited by more diverse invertebrates than those on rocks In … Read more
Notting SPILL! Burst pipe turns West London streets into rivers with water gushing into shops the basements of multi-million pound homes – while supply is cut for hundreds of families Pipe broke shortly before 8.30am, sending what was described as a ‘whooshing river’ down Notting Hill Gate Gallons of water then flowed down nearby residential … Read more
River levels reached records high overnight as torrential rain saw thousands of people, including entire villages, evacuated amid flooding risks with Scotland and the North facing more snow and ice warnings today After two months’ worth of rain bucketed down over parts of Britain yesterday, the River Mersey threatened to burst its banks in Didsbury … Read more
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces a revolt from Icelandic farmers after he splashed £36million on salmon rivers to secure fishing rights Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought up tracts of pristine wilderness to secure fishing rights The billionaire, 68, has spent £36.2 million on farms in Iceland since 2016 He is Britain’s fifth-richest person and he … Read more
Thousands of rivers across the US have significantly changed color over the last 36 years, a new study reveals. A team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed 235,000 satellite images taken from 1984 through 2018 and found one-third of rivers have transitioned from blue to green and yellow. More than half … Read more
Rivers are being poisoned — and salmon killed — by toxic chemicals used to slow wear and tear on car tyres, researchers have warned. When tyres are used, microscopic particles break off and pollute the environment. When washed into rivers, they leach out chemicals into the surrounding water. US Researchers found that, amid this ‘giant … Read more
Pesticides that are used to treat cats and dogs for fleas are causing ‘widespread contamination’ of English rivers, a new study warns. Scientists have found two neurotoxic pesticides – fipronil and imidacloprid – in river samples in concentrations that ‘far exceed accepted safe limits’. Both chemicals are banned from agricultural use due to the toxic … Read more
Raging rivers of mud sweep through towns and villages in Crete flooding hundreds of homes with residents clambering onto rooftops amid torrential rain on Greek island Schools have been closed and locals told to stay indoors after severe flooding rocked the Greek island Cars have been swept away and homes and businesses have been destroyed … Read more
Oceans and rivers are being treated like ‘open sewers’ with more than 3,000 raw sewage pollution incidents discovered in the past year, campaigners claim. The annual Water Quality Report by campaign group Surfers Against Sewage tracked sewage discharges into public bathing waters across the UK in 2019 and 2020. The charity says most of the … Read more
Russian city’s rivers run RED from mystery pollution as ducks refuse to swim in the ‘toxic’ water The Iskitimka River has turned beetroot red after an apparent contamination Local officials said the water came from a blocked drain in Kemerovo city Two other Russian rivers have previously suffered similar discolouration By Will Stewart For Mail … Read more