The Tibetan Plateau’s vast reserves of glacial freshwater, which supply Asia’s most populous regions, are both at risk and are emerging as a issue in the increasingly tense political and cultural strife between China and Tibet, scientists and experts say, according to a new report by Circle of Blue published Thursday.
“At least 500 million […]
October 31, 2007 – 2:49 am
Risk research needed for water nanotechnology
25 October 2007
Source: Nature Nanotechnology
SciDev.net
Using nanotechnology to make water safe for drinking could transform the lives of many people in developing countries, but research is needed to assess the potential health and environmental risks, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe in this Nature Nanotechnology article.
Nanotechnology water treatment devices may solve […]
October 12, 2007 – 8:01 am
Sun Xiaohua
11 October 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
Experts have refuted a study’s claims that China’s plans to greatly increase production of biofuel will put greater stress on the country’s water supplies.
The study, released today (11 October) was conducted by researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka, part […]
October 8, 2007 – 6:24 pm
TreeHugger
As lawmakers in Sacramento consider how to provide an adequate water supply for California in the coming decades, at a little-publicized state water summit this week scientists painted a bleak picture of a Western landscape devoid of forests, snow pack and surface water unless the world quickly reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
The state is likely to […]
September 10, 2007 – 12:53 am
4 September 2007
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An algal bloom (light areas)
Scientists and cleanup crews are doing battle with a massive algal bloom in China’s Taihu Lake, a source of drinking water for more than two million people.
In early June this year, a bloom of cyanobacteria — blue-green algae — spread across Taihu.
Algal blooms arrive in Taihu every summer, […]
August 12, 2007 – 2:06 pm
Michael Malakata
10 August 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
Zambia’s Kafue River
[LUSAKA] Zambian water authorities are using information from satellite images to improve management of water resources in the country.
The project, Integrated Water Resource Management for Zambia (IWAREMA), is part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) TIGER initiative (see African mapping highlights risk of drought and flood) which aims to […]
August 10, 2007 – 3:23 am
Mike Shanahan
17 November 2005
Source: SciDev.Net
Melting glaciers in Peru
Climate change will cause major water shortages for millions of people in Asia and South America whose supplies come from melting snow and glaciers, say researchers.
They warn that time is running out for these regions to prepare for a severe water-supply crisis.
In a paper in today’s Nature (17 […]
From: Sierra Club
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July 18, 2007
City Council decided in favor of local control of water systems, after 7 year struggle from citizens
Stockton, CA- Marking a victory for the people of Stockton, the Stockton city council late last night decided unanimously to regain control of the city?s water systems. By a vote of five to […]
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