News tagged with water crises

Man-made crises 'outrunning our ability to deal with them,' scientists warn

The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity, which existing governments and institutions are increasingly powerless to cope with, a group of eminent environmental scientists and economists has ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (14) | comments 41

Better water use could reduce future food crises

If the overall water resources in river basins were acknowledged and managed better, future food crises could be significantly reduced, say researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment ...

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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

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

70MW: Kyocera and partners to build largest photovoltaic power plant in Japan

(Phys.org) -- Electronics giant Kyocera, along with partners IHI Corp. and Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd have jointly announced plans to build a photovoltaic power plant in the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 47 | with audio podcast report

International scientific community issues first 'State of the Planet Declaration'

Scientists issued the first "State of the Planet" declaration at a major gathering of experts on global environmental and social issues in advance of the major UN Summit Rio+20 in June.

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created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Rio Summit: Scientists warn of 'emergency on global scale'

Leading scientists on Thursday called on the upcoming Rio Summit to grapple with environmental ills that they said pointed to "a humanitarian emergency on a global scale."

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 39

Study reveals unprecedented impact of Deepwater Horizon on deep ocean

Scientists report they have "compelling evidence" that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted deep-sea corals. Their study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences utiliz ...

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created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Tech giants get lecture on perils of gadget worship

Silicon Valley giants at the prestigious TED innovation conference here on Tuesday were warned that the worship of technology will ruin the world before it saves it.

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Princeton system tracks drought to aid disaster relief

Drought is often the precursor to disaster, but getting leads on its stealthy approach through remote or war-torn areas can be so difficult that relief agencies sometimes have little time to react before a ...

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created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stark warning emerges from science summit

A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it could be too late to save our planet.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (32) | comments 114

UN panel says retool world economy for sustainability

The world can no longer afford to ignore the environmental cost of economic growth and must redefine the very concept of national wealth, a UN panel of heads of state and environment ministers said Monday.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 61


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