European Commission: Groundwater

8 years ago

Groundwater as a resource: groundwater constitutes the largest reservoir of freshwater in the world, accounting for over 97% of all…

Lead Poisoning Afflicts Neighborhoods across California

8 years ago

Dozens of California communities have experienced recent rates of childhood lead poisoning that surpass those of Flint, Michigan, with one…

Scientists Race To Help Hawaii Corals Survive

8 years ago

Her time in the underwater wasteland has gotten easier these days for coral research diver Lindsey Kramer. Stationed in Kailua-Kona…

Watergrabbing — A Story of Water

8 years ago

WATERGRABBING: HOW YOU CAN SAVE THE PLANET AND HELP THE ONES DEPRIVED OF THEIR RIGHT TO WATER — The expression…

How Water Gets From The Nile To Thirsty Refugees

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"Water was the biggest thing," says journalist Tim McDonnell of the scene at the refugee settlement of Palorinya in northern…

Ohio Trains Farmers To Help Lake Erie, But Is It Working?

8 years ago

Farmer Adam Kirian runs a grain and livestock farm in Hancock County. The buildup of nutrients in western Lake Erie…

How Water Gets From the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Los Angeles

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Strong storms and cold temperatures this winter have left a behind a deep snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which…

Hydrological drought explained

8 years ago

Abstract — Drought is a complex natural hazard that impacts ecosystems and society in many ways. Many of these impacts…

The world needs more toilets – but not ones that flush

8 years ago

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one of the most unsustainable innovations in human history The invention of…

Fracking Is Dangerous To Your Health — Here’s Why

8 years ago

Fracking, or drilling for gas by hydraulic fracturing, has been associated with a growing number of health risks. Last week,…