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Hoarding rainwater could 'dramatically' expand range of dengue-fever mosquito
Ecologists have developed a new model to predict the impact of climate change on the dengue fever-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti in Australia - information that could help limit its spread.
Jan 27, 2009 |
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How rainwater can meet clean-water needs
At a remote village called Bisate in the desperately poor nation of Rwanda, a clinic faced chronic shortages of water during the nation’s twice-yearly dry seasons. Sometimes there was simply not enough ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Experts recommend the inclusion of rainwater-collection systems in cities
Plain, sloping roofs can collect up to 50% more rainwater than flat roofs with gravel. This water is also of higher quality. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by researchers from Autonomous University ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Orange goo on Alaska shore was fungal spores
(AP) -- An orange-colored goo that streaked the shore of a remote Alaska village turned out to be fungal spores, not millions of microscopic eggs as indicated by preliminary analysis, scientists said Thursday.
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Human terrarium, Biosphere 2, looking good at 20
(AP) -- Jane Poynter and seven compatriots agreed to spend two years sealed inside a 3-acre terrarium in the Sonoran Desert. Their mission back in the 1990s: To see whether humans might someday be able to create self-sustaining ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 26, 2011 |
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New model to assess urban water security
University of Adelaide water engineering researchers have developed a model to estimate potential urban water supply shortfalls under a range of climate change scenarios.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Green zone: After two years, did all her eco-friendly projects pay off?
It started with gray water, then escalated to chickens, composting toilets and rain barrels. I'm talking about the two years I've spent transforming my humble California bungalow into a test case for sustainable living ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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WUSTL's Living Learning Center shares the world's first full 'Living Building' certification
The call came in to Kevin G. Smith, PhD, associate director of the Tyson Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, from Jason McLennan, CEO of the International Living Building Institute (ILBI).
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Monash study suggests rainwater is safe to drink
A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of families who drink rainwater has found that it is safe to drink.
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Scientists find new solutions for the arsenic-poisoning crisis in Asia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every day, more than 140 million people in southern Asia drink groundwater contaminated with arsenic. Thousands of people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar and Vietnam die of cancer each year from chronic ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Biofuels boom could fuel rainforest destruction, researcher warns
Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research by Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment.
Feb 14, 2009 |
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