News tagged with surplus water

Mixed water portfolio helps thirsty cities

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer simulations for drought-prone areas reveal that when urban water planners combine three approaches of buying water -- permanent rights, options and leases -- the city avoids surplus water and high ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Researchers conclude that climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization

A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 26 | with audio podcast

How to avoid a global food crisis

The world faces a major challenge in the coming decades as global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Huge scope to store water underground

There is potential to store large volumes of Australia’s precious fresh water underground, to offset climate change, avoid evaporation losses and meet national water needs into the future, leading water scientists say.

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created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With climate and vegetation data, geographers closer to predicting droughts in Africa

What might happen if droughts were predicted months ahead of time? Food aid and other humanitarian efforts could be put together sooner and executed better, say UC Santa Barbara geographers Chris Funk, Greg ...

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Soon more heat stress in cities?

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have conducted a global study of the effects persistent heatwaves can have on cities. The results reveal that the frequency of summer heat stress could increase ...

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created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Finding solutions to Achilles' heel of renewable energy: intermittency

(PhysOrg.com) -- William F. Pickard introduces the February 2012 special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE by quoting the Bible: “The wind bloweth where it listeth.” That, in  so many words, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 121 | with audio podcast

Recipe for success: Recycled glass and cement

(PhysOrg.com) -- Michigan State University researchers have found that by mixing ground waste glass into the cement that is used to make concrete, the concrete is stronger, more durable and more resistant ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Taking the Earth's pulse: Scientists unveil a new economic and environmental index

A growing world population, mixed with the threat of climate change and mounting financial problems, has prompted University of British Columbia researchers to measure the overall 'health' of 152 countries around the world.

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created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wind farm fuels Ethiopia's green power ambitions

Villagers in Ethiopia's arid north live as they have for centuries surrounded by cattle and donkeys; only the rows of towering white wind turbines look out of place.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Hungry mosquitoes fly farther than you think

How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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