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Global freshwater consumption crossing its planetary boundary

2015-06-16 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: The new results account for the freshwater effects of different types of human activity over the twentieth century until present time, including effects of changes in land use (e.g., intensified or extended agriculture, deforestation) and water use (e.g., related to hydropower development). These activities have led to an increased loss of freshwater to the atmosphere due to human-driven increase of evapotranspiration, which includes evaporation from surface and soil water and transpiration by plants....

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Ecosystem of the Shrinking Lake: Underwater Freshwater Springs in the Dead Sea Surveyed with EvoLogics Sonobot USV

2014-12-29 11:32:29| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

EvoLogics engineers supported the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research team's field campaign in Israel, where the EvoLogics Sonobot USV successfully performed detailed hydrographic survey of underwater freshwater springs that flow into the Dead Sea. In November 2014, EvoLogics experts joined scientists from...

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The Freshwater Trust

2014-10-29 23:32:28| PortlandOnline

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Boom in hydropower dam construction to threaten freshwater biodiversity, says study

2014-10-27 01:00:00| Power Technology

Construction of dams for hydropower generation, especially in developing countries, could pose a serious threat to freshwater biodiversity, according to a study presented at the University of Copenhagen.

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Freshwater Summit to address Great Lakes issues

2014-10-26 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grand Traverse Insider: This year's Freshwater Summit, an annual conference of environmental professionals and concerned citizens focusing on current issues facing the Great Lakes region, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 at the Hagerty Center, Northwestern Michigan College Great Lakes Campus, 715 E. Front St., in Traverse City. The cost is $35 per adult and $15 for students. Lunch is included. This year's guest speakers will discuss climate change, invasive species, water levels and the economic...

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