WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Pakistan's Khan launches fundraising appeal for dams to avert drought

Sep 07, 2018 (AFP)

Official estimates show that by 2025 Pakistan will be facing an "absolute scarcity" of water, with less than 500 cubic metres available per person -- just one t...

Study says coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef not limited to shallow depths

Sep 07, 2018 (SPX)

Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study focuses on the mass bleaching event in 2016 that caused the death of 30% of shallow-water corals on th...

Norsk Hydro seals deal with Brazil over environmental dispute

Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)

Brazilian authorities had accused Norsk Hydro of having contaminated the Baracena municipality's waters with bauxite residues which they claimed had overflowed ...

Nauru demands China apology over 'crazy' envoy

Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)

"They're not our friends. They just need us for their own purposes," President Baron Waqa told reporters. "Sorry, but I have to be strong on this because no one...

China visa spat hits Pacific summit in Nauru

Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)

As formal discussions began at the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum, leaked letters revealed some members threatened to boycott the meeting over Nauru's treatmen...

UK backs French navy patrols in Channel amid scallop row

Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)

"These are French waters so it's the responsibility of the French to take any steps that they deem necessary to prevent any violence in the area," a spokeswoman...

UN kicks off talks on high seas treaty

Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)

In the morning, two small boats in the East River operated by Greenpeace hoisted banners that read: "Global Oceans - Global Treaty!" and "Our oceans deserve a g...

Pacific summit opens amid concerns over refugee children

Sep 03, 2018 (AFP)

Nauru President Baron Waqa formally welcomed delegates to the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum, saying the summit was a chance to demand the world take urgent ac...

UN begins talks on treaty to protect imperiled high seas

Sep 02, 2018 (AFP)

Four sessions of talks, each lasting two weeks, are planned to take place over two years, with the goal of protecting marine biodiversity and avoiding further p...

With rising sea levels, Bangkok struggles to stay afloat

Sep 02, 2018 (AFP)

A preparatory meeting begins Tuesday in Thailand's capital for the next UN climate conference, a crunch summit in Poland at the end of 2018 to set rules on redu...

Trace metals in the air make big splash on life under the sea

Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)

The paper, "Aerosol Trace Metal Leaching and Impacts on Marine Microorganisms," was published in Nature Communications. The sources of such aerosol particles ra...

Mystery solved as to why algae balls float and sink

Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)

The balls are a rare form of algae found naturally in lakes in the northern hemisphere, particularly Japan and Iceland. In Japan they have such important cultur...

Australia unveils starfish-killing robot to protect Barrier Reef

Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)

Scientists at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) said the robot, named the RangerBot and developed with a grant from Google, would serve as a "robo reef ...

Bolivia petitions ICJ over Chilean border river source

Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)

The argument centers around the nature of the Silala river that runs along the border, and the use of its water. Two years ago, Chile asked the ICJ to recognize...

Study uses seismic noise to track water levels in underground aquifers

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

But Tim Clements thinks it might be tool to monitor one of the most precious resources in the world - water. A graduate student working in the lab of Assistant ...

Underwater robots help NASA plan future deep-space missions

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

The project, called the Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog, or SUBSEA, will use underwater robots to explore the biology, geolo...

Tracking Sargassum's ocean path could help predict coastal inundation events

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

Sargassum is actually a floating seaweed that drifts on ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. It is unusual because it's the only...

Rescuers struggle to reach stranded in Myanmar dam flooding

Aug 30, 2018 (AFP)

No casualties have yet been reported but state media said more than 63,000 people in Bago region were affected after the Swar Chaung dam overflowed early Wednes...

Engineered sand removes contaminants from stormwater

Aug 30, 2018 (UPI)

"The way we treat storm water, especially in California, is broken. We think of it as a pollutant, but we should be thinking about it as a solution," Joseph Cha...

Portable freshwater harvester could draw up to 10 gallons per hour from the air

Aug 29, 2018 (SPX)

The researchers will present their results at the 256th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS, the world's largest scienti...