Water

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Jan 14, 2012 Blogs

Most extreme deep-sea vents teem with new creatures

Scientists revealed their discoveries about the dark deep-sea “black smoker” volcanic vents that might be Earth’s hottest.

Debris shortly after Japan tsunami.  Image Credit: U.S. Navy
Dec 29, 2011 Blogs 1 Comment

Debris from 2011 Japan earthquake to reach Hawaii soon

Debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan is making its way to U.S. shores. As of now, experts can no longer see this debris in the ocean.

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Nov 01, 2011 Interviews 4 Comments

Joan Kleypas on ocean acidification

Joan Kleypas, a 2011 Heinz Award winner, on ocean acidification, a change in ocean pH that’s happening due to increased emissions of CO2 in our modern world.

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Oct 22, 2011 Blogs 3 Comments

View from space: Toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie

The green plumes shown in these satellite images is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades.

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Oct 22, 2011 Interviews 6 Comments

Susan Leal: Recycling wastewater one way to fight freshwater scarcity

Getting enough fresh water is an increasing challenge in many places, like Southern California. Leal said one solution is to recycle wastewater.

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Oct 19, 2011 Blogs 3 Comments

Sea level to continue to rise for 500 years, say researchers

Researchers used climate models to calculate the long-term outlook for rising sea levels in relation to pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Oct 14, 2011 Interviews 12 Comments

Charles Fishman on our hidden water use

Watching your flat screen TV uses water. So does running your computer. Fishman talked about water use that we might not think about – or even know about.

Landsat Data Continuity Mission

Martha Anderson on using Landsat to monitor our water use from space

Monitoring our water use from space with pinpoint accuracy, even at the scale of individual fields.

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Oct 01, 2011 Blogs 4 Comments

Bioluminescent surf at San Diego beaches this week

During the last week of September 2011, the coastline of San Diego County had surf that appeared lit from within by tiny sea creatures. See the videos.

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Sep 18, 2011 Blogs 1 Comment

Plastic bottles used to clean arsenic from drinking water

Scientists have developed a simple, inexpensive solution to treat drinking water contaminated by arsenic. The new technology could dramatically improve health.