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Looking at sachet water consumption in Ghana
Jun 24, 2013 (SPX)
Many of West Africa's largest cities continue to lag in their provision of piped water to residents. Filling the service gap are plastic water sachets, which ha...
Dam construction to reduce greenhouse gases causes ecosystem disruption
Jun 21, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenh...
Humans have been manipulating the Yellow River for 3,000 years
Jun 20, 2013 (UPI)
The hubris of man seems to play a role in many of the world's greatest disasters, and the history of China's Yellow River is no different. A study by lead autho...
Ethiopia urges Nile nations to ratify deal opposed by Egypt
Jun 20, 2013 (AFP)
Ethiopia used a regional meeting Thursday aimed to promote cooperation over the Nile river to urge other nations to ratify a controversial water deal fiercely o...
U.S. looks to West Coast for wave energy development
Jun 20, 2013 (UPI)
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says it awarded a research lease to an Oregon university to test the prospects for utility-scale wave energy. "Wave energy...
Iceland P.M. cites EU fishing dispute as case for independence
Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)
Iceland's new prime minister this week cited the country's mackerel fishing dispute with the European Union as a prime example of the value of sovereignty. Sigm...
NOAA, partners predict possible record-setting deadzone for Gulf of Mexico
Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists are expecting a very large "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on sever...
Submarine springs reveal how coral reefs respond to ocean acidification
Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)
Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels will reduce the density of coral skeletons, making coral reefs more vulnerable to disruption and erosion...
At least 60 feared dead as monsoon lashes north India
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
Torrential rains and flash floods washed away homes and roads in north India, leaving at least feared 60 people dead and thousands stranded, as the annual monso...
New study shows that limiting fishing and improving habitat would allow oyster population to rebound more quickly
Jun 18, 2013 (SPX)
A new study shows that combining improved oyster restoration methods with limits on fishing in the upper Chesapeake could bring the oyster population back to th...
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to further talks over Nile row
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of an Ethiopian dam to quell tensions between the two countries, the foreign ministers of bot...
Warm Ocean Causing Most Antarctic Ice Shelf Mass Loss
Jun 18, 2013 (JPL)
Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA and university...
Study of oceans' past raises worries about their future
Jun 18, 2013 (SPX)
The ocean the Titanic sailed through just over 100 years ago was very different from the one we swim in today. Global warming is increasing ocean temperatures a...
Ocean acidification killing oysters by inhibiting shell formation
Jun 17, 2013 (SPX)
For the past several years, the Pacific Northwest oyster industry has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification as oyster larvae encountered ...
Spanish researchers sequence the genome of global deep ocean
Jun 17, 2013 (SPX)
A team of Spanish researchers, coordinated by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has started to sequence the genome of the global deep ocean. They ar...
Genetic maps of ocean algae show bacteria-like flexibility
Jun 17, 2013 (SPX)
Smaller than a speck of dust, Emiliania huxleyi plays an outsized role in the world's seas. Ranging from the polar oceans to the tropics, these free-floating ph...
Research shows river dredging reduced fish numbers, diversity
Jun 17, 2013 (SPX)
Comparing dredged and undredged sections of the Allegheny River, reduced populations of fish and less variety of aquatic life occurred in areas where gravel ext...
Yemen must improve kids' plight in new constitution: UNICEF
Jun 17, 2013 (AFP)
The UN's children's agency called Monday for Yemen to improve safeguards for kids as it discusses how to draft a new constitution, by for instance ensuring acce...
Rapid adaptation is purple sea urchins' weapon against ocean acidification
Jun 14, 2013 (SPX)
In the race against climate change and ocean acidification, some sea urchins may still have a few tricks up their spiny sleeves, suggesting that adaptation will...
Papaya-clay combo could cut cost of water purification in developing countries
Jun 14, 2013 (SPX)
An inexpensive new material made of clay and papaya seeds removes harmful metals from water and could lower the cost of providing clean water to millions of peo...
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