News tagged with water demand

New surface coatings could inhibit buildup of methane hydrates that can block deep-sea oil and gas wells

During the massive oil spill from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in 2010, it seemed at first like there might be a quick fix: a containment dome lowered onto the broken pipe to capture the flow so it could be pumped ...

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Warming streams could be the end for salmon

Warming streams could spell the end of spring-run Chinook salmon in California by the end of the century, according to a study by scientists at UC Davis, the Stockholm Environment Institute and the National ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Managing California's water: From conflict to reconciliation

The rapid decline of salmon and the steady increase in the number of endangered fish species show that a new approach is needed to manage California's aquatic ecosystems, according to the book "Managing California's Water: ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Waste could generate up to 7 percent of electricity in Spain

Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Some Canadian rivers at risk of drying up

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some Canadian rivers are at risk of drying up as impacts of climate change intersect with growing water demand from the country's cities, industries and agriculture, a new WWF report has found.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Global warming to carry big costs for California

(AP) -- From agricultural losses to devastation wrought by wildfires, California's economy is expected to see significant costs resulting from global warming in the decades ahead, according to a new report.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (56) | comments 11