Critical zone, critical research
The Earth's critical zone isn't called critical for nothing. Known as our planet's outer skin, it is essential for human survival.
Environment
Dec 7, 2016
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Page 35 - News tagged with natural waters
As oceans empty, Kenya fishermen must adapt or disappear
Ahmed Ali Mohamed snorkels over sea grass and coral, keeping an eye out for different fish species darting through the waters below him.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2016
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The lessons we need to learn to deal with the 'creeping disaster' of drought
The journal Climatic Change has published a special edition of review papers discussing major natural hazards in Australia. This article is one of a series looking at those threats in detail.
Environment
Nov 9, 2016
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Earthquake-resilient pipeline could shake up future for aging infrastructure
A top engineer from the city of Los Angeles visited Cornell University this month as researchers tested a new earthquake-resilient pipeline designed to better protect southern California's water utility network from natural ...
Engineering
Jul 26, 2016
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Cities face dramatic increase in water treatment spending when watersheds are developed
A new global study has found that one in three large cities spend 50 percent more on water treatment costs as a result of damage to the ecological quality of their watersheds.
Environment
Jul 25, 2016
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Sources, occurrence rate of groundwater methane in Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin
The rate of groundwater contamination due to natural gas leakage from oil and gas wells has remained largely unchanged in northeastern Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin since 2001, according to a new University of Colorado ...
Environment
Jul 11, 2016
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Boiling water may be cause of Martian streaks, study says
The results of Earth-bound lab experiments appear to back up the theory that dark lines on Martian slopes are created by water—though in an otherworldly manner, scientists said Monday.
Space Exploration
May 2, 2016
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Grassroots tactics could improve global environmental policies
Much of the world may cringe as lemurs are hunted and killed or when entire forests are burnt and harvested for charcoal. However, if local residents don't perceive the actions as crimes or they believe there's a low risk ...
Ecology
Apr 20, 2016
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Oil and gas wastewater disposal may harm West Virginia waterways
Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to release natural gas and oil from underground rock. Recent studies have centered on potential water pollution ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2016
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Agriculture expansion could reduce rainfall in Brazil's Cerrado
Agricultural expansion is quickly chewing up native vegetation in the vast wooded savannas of Brazil's Cerrado biome, and a new study shows that those changes in land use are altering the region's water cycle.
Environment
Mar 31, 2016
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