The heads of several of the world's space agencies have proposed the creation of a climate observatory to pool acquired data and share it with scientists around the globe, according to a declaration adopted Monday in Paris.
Environment
Dec 11, 2017
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Social media and Smart-phone sensors will soon play a pivotal role in improving the nation's water management system. A new Android cell phone app arms average citizens with sensors that record information on changes to drinking ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2017
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There is an increasing global demand for food, water and energy. All three are inter-linked, a fact that has increasingly become the focus of attention for policy makers and governments.
Environment
Jan 24, 2017
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Alberta's rivers are the main source of water for agriculture in Canada's Prairie provinces. But climate change and increased human interference mean that the flow of these headwaters is under threat. This could have major ...
Environment
Nov 16, 2016
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Despite the many disastrous impacts of climate change, there are some regions of the globe that might benefit from hotter temperatures.
Environment
Oct 12, 2016
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Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America's coastlines.
Environment
Aug 4, 2016
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An important agricultural region in China is drying out, and increased farming may be more to blame than rising temperatures and less rain, according to a study spanning 30 years of data.
Environment
Jul 10, 2015
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Thirsty cities, fields and livestock drink deeply from aquifers, natural sources of groundwater. But a study of three of the most-tapped aquifers in the United States shows that overdrawing from these resources could lead ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2015
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Finnish weather chief Petteri Taalas was on Thursday elected as the new head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) during its quadrennial congress in Geneva.
Environment
Jun 4, 2015
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Floodwaters from Lake Mendota and Lake Monona could reach clear across central Madison's isthmus. If Lake Mendota breaks its banks, officials would be forced to close down Dane County Regional Airport.
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2015
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