News tagged with river basin
EPA, Army Corps urged to consider separating Great Lakes, river basin
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support.
Researchers look at water-energy impacts of climate change
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate projections for the next 50 to 100 years forecast increasingly frequent severe droughts and heat waves across the American Southwest, sinking available water levels even as rising mercury drives up ...
Time to tap climate-change-combating potential of the world's ecosystems
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Investing in restoration and maintenance of the Earth's multi-trillion dollar ecosystems - from forests and mangroves to wetlands and river basins - can have a key role in countering climate change and climate-proofing ...
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 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.
Eugene-Springfield face Upper Willamette climate threats
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Effects of climate change projected this century for Oregon's Upper Willamette River Basin, including Eugene-Springfield, will threaten water supplies, buildings, transportation systems, human health, forests, ...
Study suggests surface water contaminated with salmonella more common than thought
Feb 27, 2009 |
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A new University of Georgia study suggests that health agencies investigating Salmonella illnesses should consider untreated surface water as a possible source of contamination.
Researchers use satellites to measure inland floods
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found.
