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El Nino will be 'substantial' warn Australian scientists
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Australian scientists Tuesday forecast a "substantial" El Nino weather phenomenon for 2015, potentially spelling deadly and costly climate extremes, after offic...
Taiwan lifts water rationing as drought eases
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan lifted water rationing in some major cities on Tuesday after recent heavy rains caused by powerful Typhoon Noul helped ease its worst drought in over a d...
Gaza engineer seeks solution to water woes
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
With Gaza's supply of drinking water expected to dry up by 2020, a Palestinian engineer is pioneering a machine to make seawater potable for residents of the co...
Study shows dietary supplements are good for coral health
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
Most people know the health benefits of taking daily supplements, but what about endangered corals? A new study led by University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel Schoo...
Securing the supply of sea scallops for today and tomorrow
May 11, 2015 (SPX)
Good management has brought the $559 million United States sea scallop fishery back from the brink of collapse over the past 20 years. However, its current fish...
Sea-level rise accelerating, say scientists
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Sea-level rise is accelerating, not declining as some have hoped, scientists said on Monday citing meltwater from Earth's ice sheets as the likely cause. In 201...
Rangers hope degraded streams and an endangered tree can help each other
May 11, 2015 (UPI)
By helping restore an degraded stream corridor, researchers in New York hope to bring back an iconic tree. And in bringing back an endangered native tree, resea...
New climate projections paint bleak future for tropical coral reefs
May 09, 2015 (SPX)
As greater atmospheric carbon dioxide boosts sea temperatures, tropical corals face a bleak future. New climate model projections show that conditions are likel...
Ocean fronts improve climate and fishery production, study finds
May 09, 2015 (SPX)
A recent study by the University of Georgia found that ocean fronts--separate regions of warm and cool water as well as salt and fresh water - act to increase p...
Ocean currents disturb methane-eating bacteria
May 09, 2015 (SPX)
Offshore the Svalbard archipelago, methane gas is seeping out of the seabed at the depths of several hundred meters. These cold seeps are a home to communities ...
Tropical marine ecosystems most at threat from human impact
May 08, 2015 (SPX)
An international team of scientists has used the fossil record during the past 23 million years to predict which marine animals and ecosystems are at greatest r...
How Dry Is Texas? SMAP, TxSON Network Aim to Find Out
May 08, 2015 (JPL)
A new network of sensors in the bone-dry Texas hill country will produce detailed data on soil moisture - when there is any. While verifying the measurements of...
Engineers empower underwater robots to take on decision making
May 08, 2015 (UPI)
Currently, most autonomous underwater robots take on minor tasks and human programmers dictate the decision-making process, instructing the submersibles on how ...
South Korea vows to get tough with illegal Chinese fishing
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
South Korean fishermen who work the flashpoint maritime border with North Korea tend to be a resilient bunch, but these days a larger, more powerful neighbour i...
Guatemala arrests ex-police official, 18 others in protester deaths
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
Guatemalan authorities on Wednesday arrested 18 police officers and a former senior police official for the death last year of three indigenous opponents of a h...
A model approach for sustainable phosphorus recovery from wastewater
May 06, 2015 (SPX)
A new approach to wastewater treatment may be key in efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Moreover, it can be profitable. Phosphorus is an essential element f...
Quenching the thirst for clean, safe water
May 05, 2015 (SPX)
It is estimated that one in nine people globally lack access to safe water. Michigan State University researchers are looking to fill that critical need and pro...
'Dead zones' found in Atlantic open waters
May 05, 2015 (SPX)
A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, several hundred kilometres o...
Lack of oxygen in the groundwater
May 03, 2015 (SPX)
Spring has arrived in Europe with mild temperatures and sunshine. Where just a few weeks ago the ground was frozen and partly covered in snow and ice, it is now...
ORNL scientists generate landmark DOE hydropower report
May 01, 2015 (SPX)
For the first time, industry and policymakers have a comprehensive report detailing the U.S. hydropower fleet's 2,198 plants that provide about 7 percent of the...
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