January 10, 2013
2012 marked the warmest year on record for the United States and was also the second most extreme ever, the US government agency charged with monitoring […]
January 9, 2013
A streetscape that includes natural landscaping, bicycle lanes, wind powered lighting, storm water diversion for irrigation, drought-resistant native plants and innovative “smog-eating” concrete has earned Cermak […]
January 8, 2013
From pulling water from fog to saving fuel used to boil water, these three companies are the finalists of a contest to change the way we […]
January 7, 2013
Beijing: Water supply to China’s Handan city, which has over a million people, has been cut off following contamination of local river by industrial pollutants from a […]
January 6, 2013
Water experts called for urgent management of water resources and exploration of new sources in the wake of growing demand for water and huge water deficit […]
January 5, 2013
Water, water everywhere, just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts. A law passed by the town of Concord went […]
January 4, 2013
As industry and agriculture expand along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, it’s starting to damage the aquatic ecosystem that holds 17% of the world’s water. Is […]
January 3, 2013
Four ideas for your consideration, posed as suggested ‘water resolutions’ for the New Year, 2013.
January 2, 2013
The year 2013 is the International Year of Water Cooperation. In December 2010, the UN General Assembly made the declaration (Resolution A/RES/65/154). In the backdrop of […]
January 1, 2013
Easy New Year’s resolutions for 2013 that will be good for the environment too.
December 31, 2012
The world’s population is growing exponentially, and overpopulation is already becoming a problem. According to the United Nations, the global population will surpass 10 billion by […]
December 30, 2012
As far as interrelated water and energy challenges go, the case of the natural gas drilling method known as fracking is a doozy. Natural gas has been touted […]
December 29, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) organized a festival to celebrate the conclusion of a U.S. government-funded project to rehabilitate seven Sana’a schools by better […]
December 28, 2012
The dramatic, profound impacts of global warming are increasingly becoming apparent, particularly as regards vital freshwater supplies. Glaciers around the world are in retreat, threatening the […]
December 27, 2012
FLOODING has inundated 7,320 properties around the country this year, including nearly 1,900 in recent weeks. Models predict that the climate will get wetter, with more […]
December 26, 2012
It is a familiar scene during summers in many urban areas. A municipal water tanker trundles into a neighbourhood, which has not received water in its […]
December 25, 2012
Washington: Warmer weather and a growing population may in a few decades cause a water shortage for 40 million people who depend on the Colorado river […]
December 22, 2012
Dentists in the Potchefstroom area will begin collecting teeth from donors to better understand uranium content in the local water supply, according to a media report […]