WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

'A better path' toward projecting, planning for rising seas on a warmer Earth

Apr 04, 2013 (SPX)

More useful projections of sea level are possible despite substantial uncertainty about the future behavior of massive ice sheets, according to Princeton Univer...

Sustainable fishing practices produce local rewards

Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)

Communities that act locally to limit their fish catches will reap the rewards of their action, as will their neighbors. That's the conclusion of a study report...

Notre Dame researcher is studying role small dams play in pollution control

Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)

Sometimes, little things can add up to a lot. In short, that's the message of a research study on small dams, streams and pollution by Steve Powers, a postdocto...

Researchers unveil large robotic jellyfish that one day could patrol oceans

Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in ...

Rising up to prepare for sea level rise

Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)

Situated among the trees and mountains along the scenic Hudson River, Kingston, New York seems far away from the salty blue waves of the Atlantic. Yet, just 100...

Desert nomads marvel at water purifying device

Apr 02, 2013 (AFP)

Omar Razzouki gazes intently at the wooden box, marvelling at what might be the solution to the perennial water woes that he and other nomads like him across th...

Giant pockmarks found on Pacific seafloor

Apr 02, 2013 (UPI)

Scientists say they have found what may be the world's biggest so-called pockmarks on the seafloor about 300 miles east of New Zealand. Pockmarks are crater-lik...

Outside View: Transboundary rivers treaty

Mar 29, 2013 (UPI)

Washington's global footprint, particularly since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. diplomacy, frequently accompanied by military forces, has been gre...

Researchers Issue Forecast for 'Moderate' New England Red Tide in 2013

Mar 28, 2013 (SPX)

New England is expected to experience a "moderate" red tide this spring and summer, report NOAA-funded scientists studying the toxic algae that cause blooms in ...

Predictions of climate impacts on fisheries can be a mirage

Mar 28, 2013 (SPX)

In the early 1940s, California fishermen hauled in a historic bounty of sardine at a time that set the backdrop for John Steinbeck's "Cannery Row" novel. But by...

Scientists confirm first two-headed bull shark

Mar 28, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark. The study, led by Michigan State University and appearing in the Journal of Fi...

Short of water, Peru's engineers 'make our own'

Mar 27, 2013 (AFP)

The message emblazoned on a billboard outside the Peruvian capital sounds almost too good to be true: drinkable water for anyone who wants some in this arid vil...

Slovenia seeks better water management

Mar 27, 2013 (UPI)

Slovenia, which has some of most abundant fresh water supplies in Europe, should develop new strategies to preserve and protect them, ministers said this week. ...

'Water Security': Experts propose a UN definition on which much depends

Mar 26, 2013 (SPX)

Amid changing weather and water patterns worldwide and forecasts of more severe transformations to come, calls have been growing for the UN Security Council to ...

Additional research must be done to ensure safety of pit latrines

Mar 26, 2013 (SPX)

Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems globally, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related ta...

When it rains these days, does it pour?

Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)

There's little doubt - among scientists at any rate - that the climate has warmed since people began to release massive amounts greenhouse gases to the atmosphe...

Monster from the deep hits the surface

Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)

The giant squid is one of the most enigmatic animals on the planet. It is extremely rarely seen, except as the remains of animals that have been washed ashore, ...

Study explores long-term water quality trends in near-pristine streams

Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)

For the first time, a study has compared water quality trends in forested streams across the country that are largely undisturbed by land use or land cover chan...

EU fish discard ban poses many questions

Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)

The sight of valuable fish being thrown back into the sea, mostly to die, has been a public relations headache for the fishing industry and driven calls for a d...

Brazil activists end protest occupation of Amazon dam

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

More than 150 fishermen and indigenous people have ended their occupation of one of four construction sites for Brazil's controversial Belo Monte dam in the Ama...