Water resources: Defusing conflict, promoting cooperation
Credit: Mimi Abebayehu/Wikimedia Commons Rivers are lifelines for many countries. They create valuable ecosystems, provide drinking water for people and ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
California’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself
UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem's role in removing atmospheric CO2Credit: Shane Coffield / UCI Irvine, Calif., July 22, ...
New study reports strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the Maltese Islands
Study is a product of the MARCAN project, led by the University of MaltaCredit: Prof. Aaron Micallef An international team ...
Land repair vital for survival
Successful dryland restoration to benefit 2bn peopleCredit: Flinders University Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, ...
Mini radar could find water and habitable tunnels on the Moon or Mars
A miniature radar device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and even hollowed out ...
15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice
Most of the viruses were previously unknown to humans, study findsCredit: Image courtesy Lonnie Thompson, The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, ...
New long-term satellite analysis shows “plum” rainy season wetter now than ever before
Meiyu-Baiu fronts in the most recent decade the wettest on recordCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Reclamation awards $125,000 in prize competition to increase usable water
Credit: Bureau of Reclamation WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation selected five teams to share $125,000 in the first phase ...
UTA researcher publishes study showing economic impacts of combating sea-level rise
Economic impacts of floodingCredit: UT Arlington Sea-level rise threatens to produce more frequent and severe flooding in coastal regions and ...
USC study shows dire impacts downstream of Nile River dam
The research forecasts water supply and economic risks as tensions mount over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamCredit: (Photo/NASA-JPL) Rapid filling of ...
Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe
UMass Lowell-led research conducted in Mass., MaineCredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass. - Researchers led by a UMass ...
UN’s new global framework for managing nature: 1st detailed draft agreement launched
Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN ...
Coastal wetlands are nature’s flood defences
They offer more protection than we thought, estuaries study showsCredit: Swansea University Coastal wetlands - such as salt marshes - ...
$1.4 million grant increases coverage of Mississippi River Basin
Walton Family Foundation grant will create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, covering agriculture, water and environmental issues ...