Research identifies climate-change refugia in dry-forest region
The study was conducted in a Brazilian national park and was based on analysis of tree rings in the species ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
UTA team to test geothermal de-icing technique on working bridge
De-icing system moving from test site to Texas bridgeCredit: UT Arlington A geothermal de-icing system designed by researchers at The ...
Scientists sound alarm about unprecedented mercury accumulation in Pacific Ocean trenches
Multi-national team of scientists discover amounts of mercury in the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean that exceed any value ...
Does cold wildfire smoke contribute to water repellent soils in burned areas?
New pilot study finds severe water repellency in sand samples after treatment with both hot and cold smokeCredit: Vera Samburova/DRI. ...
Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal
The study shows that the 2019-20 drought resulted from a natural meteorological phenomenon similar to the one that caused the ...
University of Montana students lead prescribed wildfire burn on university ranch
University of Montana leads prescribed wildfire burnCredit: University of Montana MISSOULA - In mid-April on the University of Montana-owned Bandy ...
Airborne radar reveals groundwater beneath glacier
Credit: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Melting glaciers and polar ice sheets are among the dominant sources of sea-level ...
Solving a natural riddle of water filtration
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Cockrell School of Engineering. For many engineers and scientists, nature is the world's greatest ...
World met target for protected area coverage on land, but quality must improve
UNEP/IUCN Protected Planet Report: over 22 million km2 of land, 28 million km2 of ocean protected or conserved since 2010; ...
Iran’s groundwater depletion is reaching crisis levels, warn Concordia researchers
Ali Nazemi and Samaneh Ashraf say nations like Canada must learn from the country's calamitous overexploitation of its aquifersCredit: Concordia ...
Land can retain about 1/4 monthly precipitation
Credit: Enda Zhu To support growing human and animal life, freshwater sources must continuously supply water. Freshwater from lakes, rivers, ...
Working together for clean water
The BMBF project "TRUST" (funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) at the University of Stuttgart developed concepts ...
Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
UCI study shows human-sourced boost to drying in Americas, Africa and AsiaCredit: Amir AghaKouchak / UCI Irvine, Calif., May 17, ...
The perfect blend: Optimizing gas mixtures for hydrogen storage in clathrate hydrates
Scientists find optimal hydrogen-natural gas blend to trap hydrogen in cage-like molecules more effectivelyCredit: GIST In our ongoing quest to ...
Fibre-optics used to take the temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet
Credit: Poul Christoffersen and RESPONDER team Scientists have used fibre-optic sensing to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ...
Where on Earth is all the water?
There may be up to 70 times more hydrogen in Earth's core than in the oceansCredit: © 2021 Tagawa et ...
Eco-friendly device developed at UL, Ireland detects real-time pipe damage
A University of Limerick, Ireland researcher has developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly sensor that can detect damage in pipelines and ...
Army Corps of Engineers awards UToledo $1.4-M to develop new methods to combat toxic algae
UToledo researchers are collaborating with municipal water treatment plants in OhioCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo The U.S. Army ...
Ocean-bottom sediments tell a story about ancient Greenland summers
A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution ...
New study explores functionality in aquatic ecosystems
The functions of water-dominated ecosystems can be considerably influenced and changed by hydrological fluctuation; the varying states of redox-active substances ...