Fresh water

Water Must Drive City Planning

Six of the ten largest US cities are located in the arid southwest region. Would that be the case if…

6 years ago

The Colorado River: A Lifeline Running Dry

https://players.brightcove.net/665003303001/SJg0bzqkZ_default/index.html?videoId=4520031691001&usrPersonaAds=false A drought in the western United States created a battle over resources, as private landowners compete with the public…

6 years ago

Kenya’s Water Women

https://players.brightcove.net/665003303001/SJg0bzqkZ_default/index.html?videoId=4508772083001&usrPersonaAds=false In the western Kenyan town of Kakamega and the nearby village of Sisokhe, social worker Rose Atieno and nurse…

6 years ago

Senegal’s Sinking Villages

https://players.brightcove.net/665003303001/SJg0bzqkZ_default/index.html?videoId=5813026100001&usrPersonaAds=false Doune Baba Dieye was once a vibrant fishing community on the Langue de Barbarie, a narrow, 30km peninsula that…

6 years ago

World Water Day: Must-Watch Documentaries

From Kenyan water women, to Iran's drought crisis and a polluted paradise: our picks for World Water Day, and every…

6 years ago

NOAA and partners team up to prevent future Great Lakes drinking water crisis

https://youtu.be/dsc29LZ8F9Y Video of Preventing a Great Lakes Drinking Water Crisis A new video SMART BUOYS: Preventing a Great Lakes Drinking…

6 years ago

Plugging the data gap: Google and UN Environment unveil freshwater monitoring app

Photo by Google Earth UN Environment, Google and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre have unveiled a groundbreaking web-based platform…

6 years ago

Texas Mussel Watch: Texas Freshwater Mussel Biology

Freshwater mussels, the vacuum cleaners of the aquatic ecosystem, feed by filtering algae and small particles from the water. Larvae…

6 years ago

New Estimate Finds Less Fresh Groundwater in U.S. Than Previously Assumed

Photo: Well drillers for Hydro Resources drill a well near Sublette, Kansas. Photo © Brian Lehmann / Circle of Blue…

6 years ago

Another Benefit of Renewable Energy: It Uses Practically No Water Compared to Fossil Fuels

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently highlighted a little-discussed benefit of using renewables like wind and solar to produce electricity:…

6 years ago