WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

How tiny organisms make a big impact on clean water

Oct 18, 2013 (SPX)

Nearly every body of water, from a puddle or a pond to a vast ocean, contains microscopic organisms that live attached to rocks, plants, and animals. These so-c...

First evidence that dust and sand deposits in China are controlled by rivers

Oct 18, 2013 (SPX)

New research published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews has found the first evidence that large rivers control desert sands and dust in Northern China....

Pacific man bids to become first climate change refugee

Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)

A Pacific islander is seeking recognition as the world's first climate change refugee in New Zealand as rising seas threaten his low-lying homeland, the man's l...

Predators vs. alien: European shrimps win predatory battles with an American invader

Oct 16, 2013 (SPX)

A shrimp from America has been invading Europe's rivers and lakes for several decades, but something seems to be preventing this colonist from becoming numerous...

Rising Sea Levels Threaten Everglades Freshwater Plants

Oct 16, 2013 (SPX)

Just inland from the familiar salt-loving mangroves that line the Southern tip of the Florida Peninsula lie plant communities that depend on freshwater flowing ...

Want ripples on your icicles then add salt

Oct 15, 2013 (SPX)

Though it's barely the beginning of autumn, scientists at the University of Toronto are one step closer to explaining why winter's icicles form with Michelin Ma...

Complex relationship between phosphorus and nitrogen removal in lakes

Oct 15, 2013 (SPX)

In the land of 10,000 lakes, one lake has been the starting place for research with implications for big lakes around the world. According to a study published ...

Residents willing to pay for water improvements

Oct 14, 2013 (SPX)

Managing storm-water runoff in urban settings is critical to keep basements dry, streets clear and passable, and streams and rivers healthy, but how much are ho...

Fishermen, farmers secure livelihoods ahead of Indian cyclone

Oct 12, 2013 (AFP)

As a crowd of Indian youths frolicked in the rising surf, fisherman Tonka Rao worked frantically to prevent Cyclone Phailin from destroying his livelihood. "Thi...

More than 500 million people might face increasing water scarcity

Oct 11, 2013 (SPX)

This is shown by complementary studies now published by scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). "We managed to quantify a number ...

Plastic waste is a hazard for subalpine lakes too

Oct 09, 2013 (SPX)

Many subalpine lakes may look beautiful and even pristine, but new evidence suggests they may also be contaminated with potentially hazardous plastics. Research...

Improving water security with blue, green, and gray water

Oct 09, 2013 (SPX)

Agriculture is one of the most insatiable consumers of dwindling water resources around the world. And food production will need to increase by about 70% over t...

University teams with industry to build deep-sea submersible

Oct 09, 2013 (UPI)

University of Washington researchers say they're helping build an innovative five-person submarine that would travel nearly 2 miles below the ocean's surface. T...

Japan asks WTO to intervene on S.Korean atomic fish ban

Oct 08, 2013 (AFP)

Japan has asked the World Trade Organisation to step into a row over Seoul's import ban on fish caught in waters near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, offi...

UN chief Ban says world must tackle water waste

Oct 08, 2013 (AFP)

The world needs to combat water waste, United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday as he warned of growing water scarcity in years to come. Speaking at the op...

Pacific's Palau mulls drone patrols to monitor waters

Oct 04, 2013 (AFP)

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau says it hopes to use drone patrols to deter illegal fishermen from using its vast territorial waters in what officials believe ...

Scientists warn of 'deadly trio' risk to ailing oceans

Oct 03, 2013 (AFP)

Marine scientists warned Thursday that our oceans are declining more rapidly than previously thought -- becoming ever warmer and more acidic and losing oxygen a...

Malaysia pays $133 mn after delays to troubled dam

Oct 02, 2013 (AFP)

Malaysia's government agreed to pay $133 million in compensation to two foreign contractors for losses incurred in the problem-plagued Bakun Dam, an audit has r...

Dams provide resilience to Columbia from climate change impacts

Oct 02, 2013 (SPX)

Dams have been vilified for detrimental effects to water quality and fish passage, but a new study suggests that these structures provide "ecological and engine...

South Atlantic fish resources at risk from warmer climate

Oct 01, 2013 (UPI)

South Atlantic fish populations are at risk from climate change, British researchers who have studied the situation warn. Krill in the waters around the British...