Water

Can Marine Reserves Help Ocean Life Cope With Climate Change?

Originally Published by Earthnews

The tiny island nation of Kiribati has set aside one of the world’s largest marine protected areas - more than 158,000 square miles - in hopes of insulating marine species from climate change and other threats.

Posted on August 3rd, 2008
Biodiversity, Climate, Water

Oil Spill Closes 80 Miles of the Mississippi River

Originally Published by Environment News Service

Crews are struggling to contain and clean more than 419,000 gallons of fuel oil from an 80 mile closed stretch of the Mississippi River that extends from New Orleans downstream to the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted on July 28th, 2008
Disasters, Water

U.S. and Canada Strengthen Great Lakes Cooperation

Originally Published by Environment News Service

The Ontario Government and municipal officials from around the Great Lakes on both sides of the border have begun a new era of working together to protect and conserve the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.

Posted on July 23rd, 2008
Ecosystems, Politics, Water

Summer Storms Could Mean More Dead Zones

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

Summer storms that sweep fertilizers into rivers and streams and carry them to the shoreline may increase the occurrence of “dead zones”.

Posted on July 17th, 2008
Earth Observation, Water, Weather

U.S. President Bush Calls For Oil Drilling In Offshore Waters

Originally Published by China Views

Citing the hurting American economy, President Bush has called on Congress to okay oil drilling in offshore waters and in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge.

Posted on July 16th, 2008
Economy, Ecosystems, Energy, Water

Companies Begin Quest For Oil, Gas Off Florida

Originally Published by Associated Press

Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas exploration off the nation’s shores.

Posted on July 14th, 2008
Economy, Energy, Water

Now The Moon Reveals Its Water

Originally Published by New Scientist - Space

We thought it was dry as a bone, but now it seems the moon’s parched surface has water hidden beneath it!

Posted on July 11th, 2008
Water, Would You Believe?

Midwest Flooding May Worsen Dead Zone

Originally Published by Houma Today

Scientists have predicted that this year’s dead zone - an area of the Gulf of Mexico that lacks enough oxygen to support marine life - will be the largest ever in part because of the recent floods in the region.

Posted on July 3rd, 2008
Agriculture, Disasters, Ecosystems, Water

The Drought of 2007: A Foreshadowing of Things to Come?

The epic drought that stretched across the southeastern U.S. in 2007 won’t be forgotten soon. Water supplies plunged to perilously low levels and public officials imposed draconian conservation measures to protect a resource that had become more valuable than gold.