Archive for ‘water’
West looking again at building new dams
March 2nd, 2008
The Western states’ era of massive dam construction — which tamed rivers, swallowed towns, and created irrigated agriculture, cheap hydropower and environmental problems — effectively ended in 1966 with the completion of Glen Canyon Dam.
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As South American rivers dry up, miners tap ocean
February 21st, 2008
Vast mines in Peru and Chile that supply the world with crucial metals have started to pump water from the Pacific Ocean high into the Andes Mountains because of chronic water shortages exacerbated by climate change.
Popularity: 3%
Raw Sewage Spilling Into Arcade Creek
February 13th, 2008
A broken sewer line is causing a stink at Arcade Creek in Sacramento County.
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Key Western reservoirs in danger
February 13th, 2008
Climate change and a growing demand for water could drain two of the nation’s largest manmade reservoirs within 13 years, depriving several Southwestern states of key water sources, scientists warn.
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The Ooze Invades New York
February 7th, 2008
Americas largest oil spill seeps up from the New York sewer system and we talk about easy ways to save water.
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Latest scientists’ views of sea level rise
January 31st, 2008
Six of the 10 experts contacted by Reuters in the last 10 days stuck to projections by the U.N. Climate Panel that sea levels will rise by between about 20 and 80 cms by 2100. Four said gains could be higher because of likely bigger thawing of Antarctica and Greenland. None thought the IPCC was exaggerating the risks.
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UN calls water top priority
January 25th, 2008
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world on Thursday to put the looming crisis over water shortages at the top of the global agenda this year and take action to prevent conflicts over scarce supplies.
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Drought Could Shut Nuclear Plants Down
January 24th, 2008
Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to lower productivity or temporarily shut down later this year because of the long running drought.
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No water in Nairobi slum
January 24th, 2008
In Nairobi’s central slum, Kibera, nearly a million people are crowded together with no proper water supply.
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Stench wafts through Gaza as sewage system falters
January 22nd, 2008
Yussef Al-Jayar jolted awake this week when gallons of raw sewage spewed out of the pumping station next door and started to seep under his door and into his mattress.
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Flooding in Australia
January 22nd, 2008
In Queensland, Australia, the Nogoa River is still on the rise, but authorities say water levels should begin to recede in the region after cresting today.
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Oregon mulls more water for farmers
January 17th, 2008
It was touted by backers as the “Oasis Project,” a plan to draw an additional 500,000 acre-feet of water from the Columbia River to help farmers in eastern Oregon increase crop production and revitalize the region’s economy.
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South Florida Under Tough New Water Restrictions
January 15th, 2008
New water restrictions for South Florida residents start today. Residents who water their lawns are under new limits with the latest restrictions, which officials hope will lessen the strain on the water supply.
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Drought-hit Cyprus considers importing water
January 9th, 2008
Drought-stricken Cyprus may import water to beat a crippling shortage that is threatening to tap the island’s reservoir reserves dry, its agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
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China’s bold dam causing worries
December 29th, 2007
Wang Zhushu rarely sleeps at night. Instead, the 61-year-old retiree paces, listening to the drone of passing ships that shake the walls of her house on the banks of the Yangtze River.
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