Science

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…

7 years ago

Warmer, saltier polar water could change global ocean currents

When ice shelves melt, they dump freshwater into the sea which lightens the salty water. Credit: Flickr/NASA ICE, licensed under…

7 years ago

California Water Savings Dwindle When Drought Fears Subside

Public perception of drought risk influences how people use water resources. New research sheds light on how public awareness could…

7 years ago

Coldest Liquid Water Ever Reaches Bizarre Mathematical Singularity

Water acts familiarly at familiar temperatures. It freezes into ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, which corresponds to 0 degrees Celsius…

7 years ago

Michigan sets limit for chemical contaminants in water

Photo: Katy Batdorff / Special to Detroit News Lansing — Amid growing concern over chemical contaminants in the state’s drinking…

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E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves

Ronnie B. Levin spent 37 years at the E.P.A. working on lead exposure. She retired in November after what she…

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A rare victory for Iowa water quality

Following a public outcry, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has abandoned an effort to weaken the state’s E. coli…

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Study: most-accurate climate change models predict most-alarming outcomes

In this April 3, 2014 file photo giant machines dig for brown coal at the open-cast mining Garzweiler in front…

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Scientists on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern Aquifer

Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in untreated water from aquifer that underlies six…

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Old accident in Mississippi Delta may save Louisiana coast

Cubit's Gap subdelta -- Rain collects on lily pads in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.…

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