Global reservoir study finds rate of filling lower than anticipated
Water is an essential and indispensable component of humanity's everyday existence. As the global population grows and the climate warms, so does the water demand.
Water is an essential and indispensable component of humanity's everyday existence. As the global population grows and the climate warms, so does the water demand.
Environment
Jun 14, 2023
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The mystery of the unpredictable and heavy foaming in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has baffled scientists, regulators and citizens. Several theories have been put forth, and control measures taken, yet the foam continues to ...
Environment
Jun 6, 2023
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There could be billions of shallow lakes and ponds on Earth, though lack of mapping systems makes it hard to know just how many exist. Together, they emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but emissions ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2023
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"We're scared, but where can we go?" said Christine Nzigire, in her rickety wooden house perched precariously on a hillside.
Environment
May 25, 2023
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More than 50% of the largest lakes in the world are losing water, according to a new assessment published today in Science . The key culprits are not surprising: warming climate and unsustainable human consumption.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2023
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Lakes provide critical resources for humankind. The interaction of optically active constituents in water with solar radiation makes the lakes on the Earth colorful.
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2023
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As American states such as California grapple with harsher and more frequent droughts, the Midwest is touting its ample water supplies to spur economic growth.
Environment
May 2, 2023
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More than a month after heavy storms eroded a section of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, work crews are still scrambling to complete repairs and shore up flood defenses in the face of a weeklong heat wave that threatens to trigger ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2023
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High up in a dazzlingly white, tree-lined valley of the Rocky Mountains, two scientists armed with skis and clipboards peer at the long hollow tube they have just thrust vertically into a pristine snow drift.
Environment
Apr 12, 2023
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The US government announced Tuesday that it is considering imposing across-the-board cuts in usage of the dwindling Colorado River, after squabbling states failed to agree on how to deal with a decades-old problem.
Environment
Apr 11, 2023
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