Farmers help grow water plan
Local knowledge helps manage scarce resourcesCredit: Dr Margaret Shanafield, Flinders University Overallocation of surface water for growing food crops is ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
Contaminants from Mount Polley tailings spill continue to affect Quesnel lake
A tailings spill in 2014 may still be affecting the British Columbian lake, as contaminated sediment is mixed into the ...
Technology can help speed soil recovery after oil spills
Credit: David Weindorf After an oil spill or leak, it's important to act fast. If the oil has gotten into ...
Stronger rains in warmer climate could lessen heat damage to crops, says study
But overall yields could still decline sharplyCredit: Graphic by Corey Lesk. Intensified rainstorms predicted for many parts of the United ...
Breakthrough technology purifies water using the power of sunlight
Credit: Monash University A global research team has been able to transform brackish water and seawater into safe, clean drinking ...
Deep-sea misconceptions cause underestimation of seabed-mining impacts
Credit: NOAA OER A new publication on the impacts of deep-seabed mining by 13 prominent deep-sea biologists, led by University ...
Identifying local solutions in the barotse floodplain for sustainable agriculture development
To develop locally relevant strategies that improve food security, nutrition, and conservation, researchers employed a gendered ecosystem services approach in ...
Researchers: What’s in oilfield wastewater matters for injection-induced earthquakes
Credit: Virginia Tech A team of geoscience researchers in the Virginia Tech College of Science has developed a new theory ...
Flexible management of hydropower plants would contribute to a secure electricity supply
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and BC3 explores ways of ensuring power supply in a future ...
Harnessing the sun to purify concentrated waste streams
University of Arizona scientists and engineers are developing a solar-powered desalination system to recover water from concentrated waste streams with ...
Rock debris protects glaciers from climate change more than previously known
A new study which provides a global estimate of rock cover on the Earth's glaciers has revealed that the expanse ...
Smartphones prove to be time-saving analytical tools
Credit: Colby Brungard Seemingly everyone has a smartphone in their pocket, and we find new uses for them every day. ...
Germany-wide rainfall measurements by utilizing the mobile network
Rainfall maps with high temporal resolution derived from the attenuation of commercial microwave links (CMLs) by precipitationCredit: (Graphics: Graf et ...
New depth map of the Arctic Ocean
The IBCAO 4.0 bathymetric chartCredit: Stockholm University (Sweden) An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map ...
Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades
Some mosses in the Mojave Desert live under translucent quartz as protection from the sunCredit: Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles Living ...
Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures
Credit: David A. Paz-GarcÃa Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in ...
USDA funds study of dairy cattle’s environmental footprint
Credit: Jason Koski, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Dairy farmers have improved the efficiency and reduced the environmental impacts of ...
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout thrive at Paiute’s Summit Lake in far northern Nevada
University collaborates with tribe to protect the longest self-sustaining population of Lahontan Cutthroat TroutCredit: Photo Courtesy of University of Nevada, ...
Shrinking (ultra)violet
NIST researchers describe unique system for testing how well narrow wavebands of UV light kill germsCredit: T. Larason/NIST While awaiting ...
Making comprehensive water resources modeling more accessible
Credit: IIASA The growing global population and continued economic development will likely require a significant increase in water demand, especially ...