Tag Archives: climate change
Schools Water Portal for Students, Teachers, and Everyone Else
The new Schools Water Portal website promises to be one of the most comprehensive, progressive, and exciting compendium of free resources available for teaching about water. The website provides materials for students, teachers, principles, and schools. Others are encouraged use … Continue reading
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Vital Water Graphics (2nd ed.)
I’ve uploaded a new link to the Podcasts & Web-Media page on Water for the Ages. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has just released an updated 2008 version of a report called Vital Water Graphics: An Overview of the … Continue reading
Filed under international, outreach, photos, united nations
Water and the G8: Hokkaido Toyako Summit
As most have heard by now, the 34th annual G8 Summit is underway in Japan from July 7th to July 9th in Toyako, Hokkaido. Leaders from eight of the world’s industrialized nations, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and … Continue reading
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An Island Dilemma = Dry Times Ahead
Drought and dry weather are seemingly the norm recently on two island nations nearly 10,291 miles (16,562 km) apart. Cyprus and New Zealand have been dealing with shortages of water continuing into 2008. Cyprus As highlighted previously on this blog, a dry winter with little rain … Continue reading
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Saltwater Farming and an End to Rising Seas
One man claims an idea that will deter damages of rising seawater influenced by climate change and produce biofuels capable of powering your vehicle without one drop of freshwater. Sound to good to be true? You be the judge. Atmospheric … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, audio, climate change, technology
Drought and the Yangtze
A short video clip from the BBC on the current drought occurring around the Yangtze River in China. River levels are at record lows, and Chinese officials are discharging extra water from the Three Gorges Dam. Scientists indicate climate change … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, asia, climate change, dam, drought, sustainability
Nepal Discontent Over Climate Change Talks in Bali
Nepal, land on the edge of the mighty Himalayas. Although rather small (only the size of Arkansas), Nepal is known the world over for Mount Everest, highest mountain in the world (elevation 29,029 feet). As the UN Framework Convention on … Continue reading
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Peter Gleick and Water for the Future – NPR Interview
Peter Gleick, founder of the Pacific Institue (an environmental think-tank), talks about global water supply, climate change, and alternative water supply options for the future on NPR’s Fresh Air. Thanks to my friend Seldom for sending this link!
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Water Crisis in Cyprus and Climate Change
The small island of Cyprus is facing a fourth year of drought, with water reservoirs dwindling dry at less than 9% of original capacity. As a recent article on Reuters indicates, climate change is thought to be linked to the … Continue reading
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Natural Slime for Water Desalination Process
In an article on Science Alert, a group of scientists from Environmental Biotechnology CRC (EBCRC) claim to have discovered a natural slime that will aid in the desalinization process used with membrane technology. Currently, in the majority of the world, … Continue reading
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