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2 Great Lakes at record low levels
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
Record low water levels have been measured in two of the Great Lakes, Michigan and Huron, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says. The water levels, the lowest si...
Lake Mead Aquatic-Science Research Documents Substantial Improvements in Ecosystem
Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area's water quality is good, the sport fish populations are sufficient, and the lakes provide important habitat for an increasing...
Experiment proves salmon use Earth's magnetic field to navigate
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. scientists say they've confirmed salmon are using Earth's magnetic field to navigate across thousands of miles of water to find their rivers of origin. Res...
Furry crabs may be healing Great Barrier Reef
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Furry crabs once thought to be damaging the Great Barrier Reef may in fact be helping save the coral by stopping the spread of disease, a researcher said Tuesda...
UN delivers chemicals to treat water for 10 mn Syrians
Feb 04, 2013 (AFP)
The United Nations said Monday it has started delivering chemicals to treat water consumed by more than 10 million people in Syria, nearly half of the strife-to...
Central Valley irrigation intensifies rainfall, storms across the Southwest
Feb 04, 2013 (SPX)
Agricultural irrigation in California's Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoon...
Young dolphin lures pod to safety in Australia
Feb 03, 2013 (AFP)
A young dolphin has been used to lure a pod of 100 to 150 others to safety after they were in danger of stranding themselves, Australian officials said Sunday. ...
Great Barrier Reef at risk for coal port expansion?
Feb 03, 2013 (UPI)
A controversial dredging plan has been approved in Australia to make way for a major coal port expansion. Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt had already ...
Cod fishing industry faces catch limits
Feb 01, 2013 (UPI)
New catch limits on cod fishing in New England are aimed at allowing depleting cod stocks to recover but fishermen contend the reductions will destroy their ind...
Australia failing UNESCO demands on Barrier Reef: WWF
Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)
Australia insisted Friday that protecting the Great Barrier Reef was a top priority, but conservationists WWF said not enough had been done to prevent UNESCO de...
Underwater CO2 shows potential as barrier to Asian carp
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
As the Asian carp population grows and the threat of the invasive species entering Lake Michigan through one of the Chicago canals is monitored, a University of...
Solomons seeks to prevent mass dolphin killings
Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)
The Solomon Islands on Friday urged villagers to stop the mass slaughter of dolphins, saying the traditional practice was damaging the Pacific nation's tourism ...
Groundwater fate and climate change
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
Simon Fraser University earth scientist Diana Allen, a co-author on a new paper about climate changes' impacts on the world's ground water, says climate change ...
New insights into managing our water resources
Jan 31, 2013 (SPX)
Understanding how our water catchments react to natural disturbances, may offer hydrologists greater insight into how to manage our water supplies. Key to this,...
Ancient crustaceans provide clues for fate of today's reef crabs
Jan 31, 2013 (SPX)
A University of Florida scientist has discovered a record biodiversity hotspot in Spain for 100-million-year-old crustaceans with possible implications for pres...
India urges China to respect its river rights
Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)
India urged China on Thursday to respect its river rights following a media report that Beijing plans to build new hydroelectric plants on a waterway that the n...
New evidence highlights threat to Caribbean coral reef growth
Jan 31, 2013 (SPX)
Coral reefs build their structures by both producing and accumulating calcium carbonate, and this is essential for the maintenance and continued vertical growth...
Warmer Earth will have less rain, not more: study
Jan 30, 2013 (AFP)
Climate scientists said Wednesday they found evidence to back predictions for a future with lower average rainfall, even though Earth's past warming episodes ha...
Man will have smaller fish to fry, biologists warn
Jan 30, 2013 (AFP)
As fish get smaller under Man's environmental impact, they become more exposed to predators, which means a crucial food source will become more endangered than ...
China reinstates Salween dam plans
Jan 30, 2013 (UPI)
China has lifted a ban on controversial hydropower development on the Salween River. The decision was included in a recently released notice from China's state ...
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