WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Wetlands Could Be Key In Revitalizing Acid Streams

Sep 13, 2013 (SPX)

A team of University of Texas at Arlington biologists working with the U.S. Geological Survey has found that watershed wetlands can serve as a natural source fo...

Libya's beleaguered government faces water threat

Sep 12, 2013 (UPI)

Libya's fragile government, grappling with marauding militias that have virtually shut down the country's vital oil industry, has another big problem in its str...

Deep-ocean carbon sinks

Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)

Although microbes that live in the so-called "dark ocean"-below a depth of some 600 feet where light doesn't penetrate-may not absorb enough carbon to curtail g...

Rising reuse of wastewater in forecast but world lacks data

Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)

Amid growing competition for freshwater from industry and cities, coupled with a rising world shortage of potash, nitrogen and phosphorus, an international stud...

Scientist say just a few Asian carp may be big trouble for Great Lakes

Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)

A very small number of Asian carp -- as few as 20 fish -- could establish a population of the invasive fish in the Great Lakes, Canadian researchers say. Scient...

Report reveals missed opportunities to save water and energy

Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)

Water and wastewater managers are missing substantial opportunities to save energy and money, according to a report published Wednesday (Sept. 4) by Water in th...

Kenya says newly discovered aquifer could supply water for 70 years

Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)

Kenya's government says a huge water source has been discovered in the arid northern Turkana region that could supply the country for 70 years. The confirmation...

Massive pumping of groundwater for cities said raising arsenic risks

Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)

Massive pumping of groundwater from a clean aquifer in Vietnam is drawing naturally occurring but poisonous arsenic into water supplies, scientists say. Natural...

Clues in coral bleaching mystery

Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)

Coral reefs are tremendously important for ocean biodiversity, as well as for the economic and aesthetic value they provide to their surrounding communities. Un...

Scientists strike water in Kenya's parched north

Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)

The Kenyan government and UNESCO on Wednesday announced the discovery of a huge supply of underground water in the impoverished, drought-stricken extreme north ...

Using a form of 'ice that burns' to make potable water from oil and gas production

Sep 10, 2013 (SPX)

In the midst of an intensifying global water crisis, scientists are reporting development of a more economical way to use one form of the "ice that burns" to tu...

Can we save our urban water systems?

Sep 09, 2013 (SPX)

Existing urban water systems are at the end of their design lifetimes. New, innovative solutions are needed, and these must combine technology and engineering w...

Network of Unmanned Undersea Platforms Would Assist Manned Vessels

Sep 09, 2013 (SPX)

Today's naval forces rely primarily on highly capable multifunctional manned platforms, such as ships and submarines. Even the most advanced vessel, however, ca...

Why does the area over southern high and sub tropical latitudes have more frequent and stronger rains?

Sep 09, 2013 (SPX)

The new study by Prof. Sarah Kang from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), showed that the ozone depletion over the South Pole has affec...

Eastern US water supplies threatened by a legacy of acid rain

Sep 09, 2013 (SPX)

Human activities are changing the water chemistry of many streams and rivers in the Eastern U.S., with consequences for water supplies and aquatic life, so repo...

'La Nada' Pacific ocean patterns make forecasting difficult

Sep 09, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. scientists say satellite observation show a neutral near-normal sea-surface height condition dubbed "La Nada" has stubbornly persisted for 16 months. The N...

How vegetation competes for rainfall in dry regions

Sep 09, 2013 (SPX)

The greater the plant density in a given area, the greater the amount of rainwater that seeps into the ground. This is due to a higher presence of dense roots a...

Increased greenhouse gases and aerosols have similar effects on rainfall

Sep 09, 2013 (SPX)

Although greenhouse gases and aerosols have very distinct properties, their effects on spatial patterns of rainfall change are surprisingly similar, according t...

Pacific climate change pact wins US support

Sep 08, 2013 (AFP)

A new Pacific regional pact calling for aggressive action to combat climate change has achieved a "major accomplishment" by gaining US support, officials said S...

A dirty job in Mexico City: sewer diver

Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)

Deep below the streets of Mexico City, Julio Cesar Cu is hard at work swimming in dark sewer waters in a diving helmet and dry suit, surrounded by rats, feces a...