Water
Waterway robbery
- Countries must be stopped from seizing their neighbours' rivers
House Agriculture Committee backs Great Lakes water plan
- A plan to allow businesses to withdraw millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Erie won the support the Ohio House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday.
Brazilian Judge Suspends Dam License, Upholds Indigenous Rights
- A federal judge has suspended the construction license of the Teles Pires hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, saying the permitting process violated the rights of indigenous people protected under the Brazilian Constitution.
Flooding along the Darling River
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Dry conditions in 2011 followed by wet conditions in 2012 caused a significant difference in the appearance of the Darling River.
Posted on
March 25th, 2012
Earth Observation, Water
Managing our water resources from space
Originally Published by esa news - The demand for water is growing inexorably. Access to water is vital – not only for drinking, but also for agriculture, energy and sanitation.
Posted on
March 24th, 2012
Earth Observation, Water
South-east facing hosepipe bans
Originally Published by BBC - Seven water companies across southern and eastern England are to impose hosepipe bans from 5 April amid drought conditions.
We have breached Lake Vostok, confirms Russian team
Originally Published by New Scientist - A drill team has now confirmed they have reached the Antarctic subglacial Lake Vostok.
Posted on
February 11th, 2012
Water
Eight Toxics Proposed for Elimination from European Waters
Originally Published by ENS - Fifteen chemicals would be added to a list of priority substances regulated by the EU's water framework law, under a European Commission proposal issued Tuesday.
Lake Dundas, Western Australia
- Western Australia’s Lake Dundas is a salt lake in a dry environment, but it once sat along a drainage channel with headwaters in Antarctica.
Posted on
January 18th, 2012
Earth Observation, Water
California’s Delta Ecosystem Is Healthier, For Now
- A report says that the population of endangered delta smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta has increased 10-fold since last year.
Posted on
December 30th, 2011
Ecosystems, Water
NASA Daily Image
Opportunity's Traverse Map From Sol 2951