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Qatar water use jumps 70% in seven years: study
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
Water consumption in desert country Qatar increased by 70 percent in the seven years up to 2013, the first ever water statistics published by Doha revealed on W...
Sustainable seafood surging, but not everywhere: report
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
Demand for sustainable seafood has allowed the market for certified fish and shellfish to burgeon, but the world's biggest seafood producer Asia is lagging far ...
Achieving fish biomass targets
May 11, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), University of Queensland, James Cook University, and Macquarie University have completed a massive study th...
Extreme rainfall doesn't always mean extreme erosion
May 11, 2016 (SPX)
In the Puerto Rican rain forest, a strong storm can drop a meter of rain in a single day. All that water rushes into mountain rivers and causes a torrent as the...
Effect of ocean acidification on shellfish depends on other stressors
May 09, 2016 (UPI)
On the dinner table, acid and shellfish pair nicely -- in the ocean, not so much. Determining the exact effects of ocean acidification on shellfish has proven d...
Chile fishing crisis traps tourists, empties markets
May 09, 2016 (AFP)
A fishing ban sparked by mass deaths of sea creatures in Chile has left tourists stranded and markets empty on an island cut off by protest blockades. In the so...
How much does groundwater contribute to sea level rise?
May 08, 2016 (SPX)
Groundwater extraction and other land water contribute about three times less to sea level rise than previous estimates, according to a new study published in t...
Reef system with 10,000 km2 found at the Amazon River mouth
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
The changes that the Amazon River promotes in the tropical North Atlantic ocean water make an unfavorable environment for reef development. Every second, 175 mi...
New study found ocean acidification may be impacting Florida keys
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
In a new study, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researchers found that the limestone that forms the foundation of c...
Hydropeaking of river water levels is disrupting insect survival, rivers
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
A group of researchers have concluded in a study in the journal BioScience that "hydropeaking" of water flows on many rivers in the West has a devastating impac...
A cleansing rain falls; a soil-filled mist arises
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Most of us think of that sweet smell after a storm as the aftereffect of rain that has rinsed the air of pollutants and dust. But it turns out that rain also tr...
Continental drift to thank for coral reef biodiversity
May 06, 2016 (UPI)
A new study suggests both the fragmentation and convergence of continents 100 million years ago explains the rich biodiversity found among the coral reefs of In...
Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile's beaches
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Nino weather phenomenon have clogged Chile's Pacific beaches in recent months. Last year, scientists ...
River food webs threatened by widespread hydropower practice
May 04, 2016 (SPX)
The decline of aquatic insects downstream from some hydroelectric dams has been linked to a widespread practice known as hydropeaking, whereby river flows are i...
Obama drinks water in Flint, hits Republicans
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
A combative President Barack Obama visited crisis-hit Flint, Michigan, Wednesday where he conspicuously sipped filtered water to prove it was potable and attack...
Scientists hope corrosion research prevents another Flint, Mich.
May 03, 2016 (UPI)
To prevent another Flint, Mich., researchers at Binghamton University have been working to better understand the process of corrosion. Because the vast majority...
In Chile, world's driest desert slakes thirst with fog
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
Every morning at dawn, a thick mist known as "The Darkness" blows in from the Pacific to the edge of the Atacama Desert, the most arid place in the world. After...
Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, guards armed with guns stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a s...
British explorer James Cook's ship believed found in US northeast
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
Researchers said they believe they have located the wreckage of the Endeavour, a ship sailed by the famous British explorer James Cook, which was sunk off the U...
Do fish survive in streams in winter
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
Most stream-resident fish stay throughout winter despite the ice. This has been shown by Christine Weber, previous researcher at Umea University, by tagging tro...
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