Dugongs are a marine mammal which live in warm coastal waters in the Indian Ocean and southern Pacific Ocean. They are slow-moving, long-lived, and at risk of extinction. A major risk to dugongs is …
The Week in Water: Jun 16-22, 2012
The Week in Water brings you blue living ideas and news from around the web. China has set a goal of increasing grain production by ten percent by 2020. To accomplish this, China is investing …
Climate Change May Spur Algae Infection Along the East Coast
In 2007 an invasive algae, Didymosphenia geminata, known as didymo, or "rock snot," was identified in the cold waters near Hancock, New York. It grew in a thick mat, sometimes eight inches thick, …
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Groundwater Depletion Contributes to Sea Level Rise
A new study indicates that groundwater pulled from aquifers for drinking water, irrigation, and other uses has a measurable effect on sea level rise. The study published in Geophysical Research …
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Kiribati Is Gone
Photographer Ciril Jazbec went to Kiribati last year to see for himself the effects of rising sea levels. The result of his trip is a stunning gallery of photographs. Many of the people of Kiribati …
The Week in Water: Feb 18-24, 2012
The Week in Water brings you the latest news in blue living from around the web. The Atlantic has a short piece about the rise and fall of the American whaling industry in the nineteenth …