Climate change

Renewable Energy Saves Water and Creates Jobs

Credit: David Hogan Getty Images A common argument for expanding renewable energy sources is that technologies such as solar panels…

6 years ago

How planting trees and grasses can help stabilise farmland in a changing climate

Certain native species, such as Eucalyptus populnea, can combat the effects of drought. As parts of the country face the…

6 years ago

Forests are key to combating world’s looming water crisis, says new GFEP report

Rain clouds hover over a forest in Yen Bai, Vietnam. Photo by Rob Finlayson/ICRAF The world is facing a growing…

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Preparing for climate change: California’s huge investment in water storage

On Tuesday, the California Water Commission completed a groundbreaking process to make the state’s largest investment in water storage in…

6 years ago

Warming drives spread of toxic algae in US, researchers say

SALEM, Oregon — The words blasted to cellphones around Oregon’s capital city were ominous: “Civil emergency. prepare for action.” Within…

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Severe Global Water Cycle Shifts Due to Abrupt Climate Change

https://youtu.be/ldrpsq_L-wY Freshwater availability for drinking is being disrupted around Earth. Same for irrigation water relied upon to grow many crops.…

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We can see how humans have altered Earth’s water resources

For millennia, humans have harnessed rivers, built dams, and dug wells to quench our growing civilization. Now, for the first…

7 years ago

‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon

Living in cities threatened by sea-level rise could be like living near an active volcano, according to NOAA oceanographer William…

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Climate change impact on communally managed water systems

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shared fates and experiences in a community can help it withstand changes to water availability due to…

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UN promotes nature-based solutions to growing water shortages

Photo Credit: Kelly Fike/USFWS The UN’s annual World Water Development Report 2018 has highlighted the need to use nature to…

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