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The global clean water crisis looms largeClimateScience

The global clean water crisis looms large

By Utrecht University Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. So concludes a new Utrecht University…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
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Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?Climate

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?

By Joseph Winters | Grist Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
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Finding Where the Grass is GreenerScience

Finding Where the Grass is Greener

By Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, enhance land surface maps to…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2024 Full article
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Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid desertsScience

Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts

Airborne sounding radars can perform comprehensive mapping within a few hours compared to existing in-situ methods that would take a few years. Water shortages are…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Raw sewage pumped into England’s largest lake due to faultNews

Raw sewage pumped into England’s largest lake due to fault

London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Raw sewage was released into Windermere, England's largest and best-known lake, over a 10-hour period after a fault caused pumps…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
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Waterfront cities in Europe set sail for climate resilienceNews

Waterfront cities in Europe set sail for climate resilience

A group of European urban areas bordering seas and rivers is paving the way for climate neutrality by 2030. By Karen McHugh | Horizon, the…
SourceSourceApril 5, 2024 Full article
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Europe facing urgent climate risks: EEA report warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequencesNewsClimate

Europe facing urgent climate risks: EEA report warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences

Europe is rapidly becoming the epicenter of climate change, with unprecedented warming trends threatening the continent's very foundation. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has sounded…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreMarch 12, 2024 Full article
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Climate change threatens Earth’s largest reserves of drinking waterClimate

Climate change threatens Earth’s largest reserves of drinking water

An alarming international study, recently published in Scientific Reports, sheds light on the potential vulnerability of the world's largest reserves of freshwater, housed in subterranean…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 26, 2024 Full article