News tagged with mississippi river basin
Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A clean water expert at Auburn University hopes a new project that enlists middle and high school students will help reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Widespread occurrence of intersex bass found in US Rivers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Intersex in smallmouth and largemouth basses is widespread in numerous river basins throughout the United States is the major finding of the most comprehensive and large-scale evaluation of the condition, ...
Memphis to clean up water act
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Memphis officials are considering treating wastewater with small amounts of bleach to protect Mississippi River recreational users from E. coli infection.
The Mighty Mississippi Basin and Gulf Suffocating: Inertia Not An Option
Jul 27, 2009 |
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The Water Science and Technology Board, (WTSB), Division on Earth and Life Sciences of the National Research Council has released for publication its study for improving water quality in the Mississippi River ...
Water supply shifts as global climate changes
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Many of the world's great rivers are becoming less so. Yet in the Midwest, the wet is getting wetter. So says a study that finds global climate change shifting weather and water patterns around the planet.
Colorado River Basin vulnerable to drought
Feb 22, 2007 |
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A National Research Council study of the Colorado River Basin found that the area could suffer severe droughts as the climate warms and population grows.
Researchers study agricultural impact on Mississippi River
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 23, 2008 |
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According to a study published in Nature by researchers at LSU and Yale University, farming has significantly changed the hydrology and chemistry of the Mississippi River, injecting more carbon dioxide into t ...
River delta areas can provide clue to environmental changes
May 11, 2009 |
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Sediments released by many of the world's largest river deltas to the global oceans have been changed drastically in the last 50 years, largely as a result of human activity, says a Texas A&M University researcher who emphasizes ...
Stronger EPA leadership needed to improve water quality in Mississippi River
Oct 16, 2007 |
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The US Environmental Protection Agency must take a more aggressive leadership role in implementing the Clean Water Act if water quality in the Mississippi River and the northern Gulf of Mexico is to improve, says a new report ...
Unique Martian formation reproduced, reveals brief bursts of water
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Blacksburg, Va. – Researchers from the United States and the Netherlands report that several formations on Mars indicate incidents of rapid release of water from the planet’s interior.
Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity
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May 07, 2008 |
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Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change ...
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