Salt Cuts Water In South China
Beijing, China (AFP) Feb 13, 2006
Citizens in south China's largest city, Guangzhou, risk a drinking water cut-off in the coming days as salt levels reach alarming heights, state media said Monday.
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Bottled Water Usage Taxes World's Ecosystem
Washington DC (AFP) Feb 10, 2006
Bottled water consumption, which has more than doubled globally in the last six years, is a natural resource that is heavily taxing the world's ecosystem, according to a new US study.
A New Better Way To Desalinate Water
Newark NJ (SPX) Feb 09, 2006
Chemical engineer Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, a distinguished professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and an expert in membrane separation technology, is leading a team of researchers to develop a breakthrough method to desalinate water.
Uganda Secretly Draining Lake Victoria Says Environmental Report
Paris (AFP) Feb 09, 2006
A study commissioned by an environmental group accused Uganda on Thursday of secretly draining water from Lake Victoria, in the midst of a bad regional drought, to help maintain power for its electricity grid.
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Merchant Ships Playing Important Role In Oceanographic Research
Kingston, RI (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
As the 36,000-ton ferry Norrona makes its weekly trip from Denmark to Iceland, it not only carries a load of up to 1,500 passengers and 800 automobiles, it will also help scientists learn about the movement of warm and cold waters into and out of the Nordic seas. It is the latest among a small group of commercial "ships of opportunity" that oceanographers are enlisting to aid in their research.
Growing Risk Of Water Shortages And Flooding In California
Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
If the world continues to burn greenhouse gases, California may have an increased risk of winter floods and summer water shortages, even within the same year. This scenario may be more severe in future El Nino years.
Even A Mile Of Forest Makes A Difference In Water Quality
Asheville NC (SPX) Jan 31, 2006
Results from a small-scale experiment in western North Carolina illustrate the importance of National Forest lands in ensuring high water quality in the Southern Appalachian region.
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Global Conference On Oceans Opens At UNESCO
Paris (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
Experts from around the world gathered in Paris Tuesday for a UNESCO conference on oceans, coasts and islands where the focus will be on stemming the erosion of biodiversity and the depletion of fish stocks, the UN's science and education body said.
Science Ship Returns After 300 Days At Sea
Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 24, 2006
China's first scientific research ship to circumnavigate the globe returned home yesterday after 300 days at sea.
Water Crises Prompt Governments To Seek Community Help
New York NY (SPX) Jan 18, 2006
More than a billion people lack sufficient clean water to meet their basic needs; 27 nations don't have enough water and another 16 are 'water stressed'. The UN predicts that rising demand for water will threaten human and ecological health over the next generation. As public health, development, economies and nature suffer, governments are becoming more aware of the need to ensure access to clean water.
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Global Warming 55 Million Years Ago Shifted Ocean Currents
Paris (AFP) Jan 05, 2006
An extraordinary burst of global warming that occurred around 55 million years ago dramatically reversed Earth's pattern of ocean currents, a finding that strengthens modern-day concern about climate change, a study says.
Dynamic Bed Causes Irregular Course Of River
Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Dec 27, 2005
How can you manage and design rivers such that no floods occur, whilst still ensuring navigation for shipping and a continuation of the agricultural, ecological and recreational functions? Dutch researcher Saskia van Vuren discovered that uncertainties in the behaviour of the riverbed play an important role in predicting the effects of design measures, such as lowering floodplains.
China To Improve Water Supply
Beijing (XNA) Dec 18, 2005
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said Saturday China will speed up construction of water supply projects, while giving priority to water conservancy for sustainable use of water resources in the coming year.
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