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
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– 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
Remote Sensing of Alkaline-Saline Lakes: Applications to Flamingo Conservation
The lesser flamingo of Kenya and Tanzania is a near-threatened species that feeds on bacterial biomass growing in the soda lakes of the Rift Valley. This interdisciplinary project investigates the connections between ecological and hydrological processes in alkaline-saline lakes, and demonstrates how satellite data can contribute to remote monitoring of ecosystems.
Tebbs et al., posted on
January 11th, 2012
Articles, Biodiversity, Earth Observation, Water
California’s Delta Ecosystem Is Healthier, For Now
Originally Published by NY Times
– 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
Earth observation empowers African scientists to improve water management
Originally Published by Observing the Earth
– With many African countries suffering from a lack of water, ESA’s TIGER initiative has built capacity to map this precious resource.
Posted on
December 22nd, 2011
Earth Observation, Water
CU researchers wade into effect of shrinking Himalayan glaciers on Asia’s water supply
Originally Published by Denver Post
– The U.S. government is deploying Colorado scientists to lead a $5.4 million effort to gauge the impact of shrinking Himalayan glaciers on water supplies across Asia.
Washington Gas to Clean Legacy Pollution of Anacostia River
Originally Published by ENS
– The Washington Gas Light Company has agreed to begin clean up of a polluted area along the Anacostia River in southeast Washington, DC..
Satellites Track Yellowstone’s Underground Heat
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– Landsat instruments have peered into the hot-water plumbing beneath some of Yellowstone’s famous monuments.
Posted on
December 9th, 2011
Earth Observation, Water
New visualizations of African dams
Originally Published by Google Earth Blog
– Take a tour showing how African dams could “place tomorrow’s ecosystem sustainability at risk”.
Posted on
November 30th, 2011
Ecosystems, Water
Salar de Atacama, Chile
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– In perhaps the driest place on Earth, water still shapes the landscape.
Posted on
November 29th, 2011
Earth Observation, Water
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA