Hydrology/Water Resources

Stanford researchers develop a new way to forecast beach water qualityCredit: Meghan Shea Less than two days of water quality sampling at local beaches may be all that's needed to reduce illnesses among millions of beachgoers every…

By 2050, most of humanity will live downstream of large dams built in the 20th century; Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning damsCredit: UNU-INWEH By 2050, most people on Earth will live…

Progress in processing single-cell organisms from the seaCredit: Flinders University Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based 'meat' and healthy 'superfoods' for…

A new collaborative study led by researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, the University of Tokyo, and Michigan State University exposes the role of dams for mitigating flood risk under climate change. Flood…

Heidelberg Ion Probe used to date Flensburg meteoriteCredit: A. Bischoff / M. Patzek, University of Münster A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the oldest in the solar system; it also…

Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place 100 airports below mean sea level by 2100, a new study has found Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place…

Uncertainty about annual methane emissions from abandoned wells in US and Canada highlights need for better measurementsCredit: Mary Kang A recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual…

Credit: Anders Asp, SLU European eels spawn in the subtropical Sargasso Sea but spend most of their adult life in a range of fresh- and brackish waters, across Europe and Northern Africa. How eels adapt to such diverse…

Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Countries where massive natural hazard events occur frequently are not more likely than others to make changes to reduce risks from future disasters. This is shown in an interdisciplinary Uppsala University…

One kilogramme of the new material generates enough drinking water to meet a household's daily need, and does not require any external power sourceCredit: National University of Singapore Some say future wars will be fought over…

Credit: Anna-Louise Reysenbach/NSF, ROV Jason and 2018 ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Biology - Volcanic microbes Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed to an international study that found almost 300 novel…

The long journey of litter to seafloorCredit: JAMSTEC The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide -more than a…

Difference by the year 2100 expected to impact global biodiversity, food security Irvine, Calif. -- Future climate change will cause a regionally uneven shifting of the tropical rain belt - a narrow band of heavy precipitation near the…

Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater melting on the Greenland ice sheet, possibly increasing the island's…

A trap for plastics in coastal areasCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Posidonia oceanica seagrass -an endemic marine phanerogam with an important ecological role in the marine environment- can take and remove plastic materials…

Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- Illinois residents value efforts to reduce watershed pollution, and they are willing to pay for environmental improvements, according to a new study from agricultural…

Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural ZambiaCredit: James Winter Water isn't just crucial for life, it's fundamental to increasing opportunities for women and…

Credit: Sarah Granke Research led by the University of Wyoming shows that physical weathering is far more important than previously recognized in the breakdown of rock in mountain landscapes. Because it is difficult to measure,…

Credit: West Virginia University Jason Hubbart, an educator and researcher at West Virginia University, is acutely aware of the importance of quality drinking water in a society and for its people and he is compelled to help others…

New study unravels long-standing climate mystery and provides insight into how our planet may change in the future Scientists claim to have found the 'missing link' in the process that leads to an ice age on Earth. Melting icebergs in…