WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Clinton warns of terrorism, instability over water

Mar 22, 2012 (AFP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday of the risk of terrorism, political instability and conflict over competition for scarce water supplies wo...

The Big Blue II: free-diving with dolphins at Italian villa

Mar 22, 2012 (AFP)

The son of Jacques Mayol, the French diver who inspired the cult film "The Big Blue", has turned his father's Mediterranean island house into a celebration of h...

One solution to global overfishing found

Mar 21, 2012 (SPX)

A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian a...

Climate to cost $2 trillion year in damage to oceans: study

Mar 21, 2012 (AFP)

Greenhouse gases are on track for inflicting costs of nearly $2 trillion annually in damage to the oceans by 2100, according to a Swedish study published on Wed...

Glacier-fed river systems threatened by climate change

Mar 21, 2012 (SPX)

"The knowledge is new and startling. Glacial runoff is cold, nutrient-poor and physically unstable, and therefore, typically species-poor. Traditionally, we hav...

Rising ocean temperatures harm protected coral reefs

Mar 20, 2012 (SPX)

Special conservation zones known as marine protected areas provide many direct benefits to fisheries and coral reefs. However, such zones appear to offer limite...

Millions of Americans at risk of flooding as sea levels rise

Mar 20, 2012 (SPX)

Nearly four million Americans, occupying a combined area larger than the state of Maryland, find themselves at risk of severe flooding as sea levels rise in the...

Tonga in mourning as king dies aged 63

Mar 19, 2012 (AFP)

Tonga was plunged into mourning Monday at the death of King George Tupou V, an eccentric reformer who relinquished absolute power to bring democracy to the impo...

Study: Good management can save fisheries

Mar 19, 2012 (UPI)

One solution to the global problem of overfishing is "co-management" with local communities, conservation groups and governments, a U.S. wildlife group says. A ...

EU seeks to crack down on shark finning

Mar 19, 2012 (AFP)

The European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the li...

Nitrate in drinking water poses health risks for rural Californians

Mar 19, 2012 (SPX)

One in 10 people living in California's most productive agricultural areas is at risk for harmful levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water, accor...

Unexpected Crustacean Diversity Discovered in Northern Freshwater Ecosystems

Mar 19, 2012 (SPX)

Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with...

Morocco: thirsty silver mine drains villagers' patience

Mar 16, 2012 (AFP)

Atop a remote mountain overlooking one of Africa's largest silver mines, a group of Moroccan activists -- many of them women and children -- are trying to choke...

China to invest in water projects

Mar 15, 2012 (UPI)

China plans to invest $636 billion through 2020 in water-related projects, a government official said. Speaking at the Sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, Fra...

The Blue Planet's new water budget

Mar 15, 2012 (SPX)

Investigating the history of water on Earth is critical to understanding the planet's climate. One central question is whether Earth has always had the same amo...

Oceans Acidifying Faster today Than in Past 300 Million Years

Mar 14, 2012 (SPX)

The oceans may be acidifying faster today than they did in the last 300 million years, according to scientists publishing a paper this week in the journal Scien...

The disappearing ponds of Kashmir

Mar 13, 2012 (IANS)

Thirty years ago, Avend village in the south Kashmir district of Shopian was also called "Talaab Gaam" because of dozens of fresh water ponds surrounding it. Al...

Israel says it backs Gaza Strip desalination plant

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

Israel said Tuesday it backed Palestinian plans to build a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip and was willing if requested to provide its skills for the proje...

Mauritius, Seychelles to jointly manage Indian Ocean shelf

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

Mauritius and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed a pact to jointly manage a continental shelf in the Indian Ocean spanning 396,000 square kilometres in what was d...

Global warming threat to coral reefs: Can some species adapt?

Mar 13, 2012 (SPX)

Coral reefs are among the ecosystems most severely threatened by global warming, but hopeful new evidence has emerged that some coral species may be able to ada...