Hydrology/Water Resources

Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproductCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency…

Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3 percent of the world's water is drinkable, and more than 70 percent of that fresh water…

Credit: Joe Haxel NEWPORT, Ore. - Warming temperatures and changes in ocean circulation and salinity are driving the breakup of ice sheets in Antarctica, but a new study suggests that intense storms may help push the system over…

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University The 20th and 21st centuries have seen an explosion in the use of synthetic chemicals worldwide, including pesticides, medications and household cleaners -- many of which end up in our waterways.…

Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist focuses on possible health effects of synthetic compounds known as 'forever chemicals'Credit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental epidemiologist studying the presence…

Credit: Fig. from Levermann et al 2019. A team of researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is now scrutinising a daring way of stabilising the ice sheet: Generating trillions of tons of additional…

Research could lead to designer algae that produces fuels and cleanup chemicalsCredit: Debashish Bhattacharya/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It's a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. Ten…

The duration of floods can be determined by river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking. Now an international team of researchers led by Nasser Najibi and Naresh Devineni at The City College of New York is offering a novel…

Thirty projects were selected for laboratory-scale and pilot-scale research to determine viability of a novel process or determine the technical, practical and economic viability of a processCredit: Alex Stephens/Bureau of Reclamation The…

Study is world's longest record of reactive nutrients, algae concentrations for coral reefsCredit: Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Coral reefs are considered one of…