New water safety tips for parents and youth
With summer just around the corner, millions of swimmers will enjoy Michigan's Great Lakes beaches and cool water, but waves and currents can be deadly.
View ArticleWater point 'bank machines' boost Kenya slums
Around the world people use bank machines to access cash: but in the Kenyan capital's crowded slums, people now use similar machines to access an even more basic requirement—clean water.
View ArticleCloud-brightening experiment tests tool to slow climate change
A team of elder Silicon Valley scientists is building an audacious device that might solve one of humanity's most profound dilemmas - a "cloud whitener" designed to cool a warming planet.
View ArticleChanging the way we think about urban infrastructure
In the early morning of Sept. 8, 2014, rain began to fall across the Phoenix metro area. It showed no signs of stopping during the morning commute, and soon lakes were forming on streets and freeways....
View ArticleWorld loses trillions of dollars worth of nature's benefits each year due to...
To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by land resources such as food, poverty reduction, clean...
View ArticleNew NOAA Lake Pontchartrain sensors to provide better evacuation planning,...
New water level and weather sensors on Lake Pontchartrain will provide additional data to improve storm surge warnings for the western portion of the lake. The new real-time data will allow local...
View ArticleWorsening US droughts demand alternative water protection approaches, study...
Alternative models of watershed protection that balance recreational use and land conservation must no longer be ignored to preserve water supplies against the effects of climate change, argues a new...
View ArticleIncreasing aridity reduces microbial diversity
A new study drawn from more than 80 dryland sites across the world indicates that increasing aridity reduces abundance and diversity of microbial communities which carry out for most of ecosystem...
View ArticleNew science helps put spotlight on unseen global impacts
As the world grows more connected, "out of sight, out of mind" looms as a perilous consequence of globalization. A sustainability scholar presents an integrated way to track the many footprints that...
View ArticleRecord 6,250 manatees spotted in Florida waters
The number of manatees in the waters around Florida have reached a new peak of at least 6,250, conservationists said Thursday, a record reflecting years of efforts to protect the marine mammals.
View ArticleForest Service considers Nestle mountain water withdrawals
The U.S. Forest Service on Friday proposed giving Nestle a five-year permit to keep siphoning millions of gallons of water from the Southern California mountains to bottle and sell.
View ArticleTiny water flea, big cost: Scientists say invasive species impacts much worse...
A new study shows the economic and ecological impact of invasive species in the Great Lakes has been dramatically underestimated. In fact, according to researchers at the University of...
View ArticleMore productive U.S. national forests and grasslands could yield less water...
A warmer climate may lead to higher growth and productivity on U.S. national forests and grasslands, but university and U.S. Forest Service researchers say this could reduce quantities of freshwater...
View ArticleChina's big investment to fix environmental wrongs shows both people and...
China's massive investment to mitigate the ecosystem bust that has come in the wake of the nation's economic boom is paying off. An international group of scientists finds both humans and nature can...
View ArticleTrees' surprising role in the boreal water cycle quantified
Approximately 25 to 50 percent of a living tree is made up of water, depending on the species and time of year. The water stored in trees has previously been considered just a minor part of the water...
View ArticleFlood forecasting gets major upgrade
The recent floods in Louisiana have reminded the nation of the devastation these disasters can cause, resulting in more than a dozen deaths and damaging more than 40,000 homes. David Maidment, a civil...
View ArticleUS says climate change threatens national park's insects
U.S. wildlife officials proposed greater protections for two rare insects in Glacier National Park on Monday, saying warmer temperatures caused by climate change are drying up the mountain streams...
View ArticleNASA selects launch services for global surface water survey mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. Launch is targeted for...
View ArticleScientists go big with first aquatic species map for US West
It sounds like a big fish story: a plan to create a biodiversity map identifying thousands of aquatic species in every river and stream in the western U.S.
View ArticleFlood threats changing across US: Study finds flood risk growing in the...
The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground.
View ArticleCalifornia singing in the rain
A series of storms that have rolled across California in the past week dumping heavy rain and snow could herald the end of a punishing historic drought, officials said.
View ArticleIn Alaska, minus 59 takes toll on cars, pipes, state of mind
Cynthia Erickson woke up early, hoping her four furnaces were working.
View ArticleDeveloping world drought threat to EU rice and cotton intensifies research...
A Europe-wide research effort is ramping up efforts to understand the risk to EU food supplies from climate change, after a report revealed that common staples are under threat from water scarcity and...
View ArticleRobot can inspect water or gas pipes from the inside to find leaks long...
Access to clean, safe water is one of the world's pressing needs, yet today's water distribution systems lose an average of 20 percent of their supply because of leaks. These leaks not only make...
View Article'Missing lead' in Flint water pipes confirms cause of crisis
A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the pipes' interior crust, with holes where the lead used to be.
View ArticleScientists warn that saline lakes in dire situation worldwide
Saline lakes around the world are shrinking in size at alarming rates. But what—or who—is to blame? Lakes like Utah's Great Salt Lake, Asia's Aral Sea, the Dead Sea in Jordan and Israel, China's huge...
View ArticleTo mow or not to mow: Tackling nuisance growth of water plants at the root
Massive growth of submerged aquatic plants can be a nuisance, especially in summer. It's up to water managers to limit the inconvenience for swimmers, boats and fishermen in a way that is both...
View ArticleRecord dry raises fears of drought's return in California
It's been almost a year since Los Angeles residents felt any real rain, and precious little snow is in the Sierras, but water managers say it's too early for fears that California is sliding back into...
View ArticleCalifornia: Hardly any snow but not in drought again, yet
The grassy brown Sierra meadow where California's water managers gave the results of the winter's first manual snowpack measurements Wednesday told the story—the drought-prone state is off to another...
View ArticleResearch outlines the interconnected benefits of urban agriculture
From a vacant plot in a blighted neighborhood springs neatly combed rows of plants put in by the neighbors. They meticulously care for this small piece of land and among the drab looking buildings...
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