Australian researchers have found evidence of aquifers under the sea. 120,000 cubic miles of fresh and low-salinity water might be stored and available for human use. “The volume of this water …
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Lowest Recorded Level
Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest recorded level in the more than thirty years of satellite images. This visualization from NASA shows the extent of the sea ice on 26 August 2012. The yellow line …
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Kiribati Struggles with High Child Mortality Rate, Lack of Fresh Water
The tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati is struggling with a high child mortality rate, due largely to a lack of access to fresh water. Kiribati is comprised of 32 coral atolls spanning 1.3 …
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The Week in Water: Jul 7-13, 2012
The Week in Water brings you blue living ideas and news from around the web. Tara Oceans has just returned from their 632 day expedition around the world. They sampled the oceans in 153 different …
The Week in Water: Jun 30-Jul 6, 2012
The Week in Water brings you blue living ideas and news from around the web. "If we didn't have global warming, then we wouldn't see this." Record high temperatures are occurring at twice the rate …
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Sea Level Rise Accelerating Along US Atlantic Coast
Attempts to legislate against sea level rise in North Carolina and Virginia may work out worse than expected. Pretending the sea level isn't changing very fast - and zoning development accordingly - …
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