News tagged with water levels
Study: Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat
Nov 17, 2009 |
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A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer against potentially damaging ...
Is the Dead Sea dying?
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Mar 04, 2009 |
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The water levels in the Dead Sea - the deepest point on Earth - are dropping at an alarming rate with serious environmental consequences, according to Shahrazad Abu Ghazleh and colleagues from the University ...
Wetlands expert: China should think outside the flooding box with Three Gorges Dam
Oct 23, 2008 |
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China's farmers and merchants should take advantage of new agricultural and business opportunities that could help mitigate some effects of the annual flooding behind the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, according to ...
Timing is everything: How vulnerable to flooding is New York City?
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Jul 31, 2008 |
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A report just released in the most recent issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society offers hope that a new high-resolution storm surge modeling system developed by scientists at Stony Brook University will b ...
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Wind, current combined to raise E Coast sea level
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Folks living along the East Coast were in higher water early this summer thanks to a change in the wind and current flow.
Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you look closely at individual plant species' responses in the past, you may find that the largest effects of high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels occurred decades ago, according to Agricultural ...
Study confirms untold levels of oil sands pollution on the Athabasca
Dec 07, 2009 |
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After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its tributaries from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca, researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct result of nearby oil sands ...
US rubber company disputes Liberia pollution study
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks.
Florida man in hospital after dangerous amoeba infection
Sep 22, 2009 |
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A 22-year-old Orlando-area man is hospitalized after being infected with the same deadly amoeba that killed three boys in 2007, according to the Orange County, Fla., Health Department.
Scientists hone technique to safeguard water supplies
Aug 28, 2009 |
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A method to detect contaminants in municipal water supplies has undergone further refinements by two Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers whose findings are published on line in Water Environment Research.
Study shows more corn for biofuels would hurt water
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study.
Aerial Imagery System Helps Save Water
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a system that saves water by using aerial imagery and ground-based sensors to determine the irrigation needs of small sections ...
New report explains sea level anomaly this summer along the US Atlantic coast
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new NOAA technical report.
New water-depth evaluation system will aid Everglades research, study shows
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists discuss Everglades restoration, one phrase pops up again and again -- "getting the water right."
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