Tag: Rivers - Page 4
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Come On In, The Water's Fine -- Unless You're In Italy
If you're planning to spend some time this summer lazing on the beach and taking refreshing dips in the sea, you might want to consider giving Italy a miss: The country had more coastal bathing sites banned due to poor
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Untapped: Is Water Underpriced?
Best known for chase scenes in movies, the concrete embankments of the LA River destroyed wetlands and disrupted migratory birds' flights
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US Rivers and Streams Heating Up - Temperatures Rising Annually
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and published in Yale 360 shows that the ocean isn't the only body of water with a temperature on the hike. America's rivers
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China, Not Drought, Getting the Blame for Water Shortages
The worst drought in at least 50 years has hit China but it's not a lack of rainfall that's getting the brunt of the blame from Chinese farmers and neighboring countries. Rather than focus on the seemingly clear scientific
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International Campaign Launched Against Ethiopia's Massive, Destructive Gibe 3 Dam
"The rise and fall of the Omo waters is the heartbeat of the Lower Omo Valley," writes International Rivers -- a heartbeat that the
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Artist Paints Polluted River Green for World Water Day
As you may know, yesterday was World Water Day, and many activities took place around the world to raise awareness about the importance of water. In perhaps one of the most peculiar ones, acclaimed Argentine artist Nicolas
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Amazon River Water Being Stolen and Bottled Abroad
A recently published report is exposing some shocking exploitation of the Amazon's natural resources--and this times it's
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Boat Concept Produces More Energy than it Uses
Last year, we told you about Vincent Callebaut's amazing 128-floor vertical farm concept to green the New York City skyline. Now, he's moved his eco-friendly designs to the waterways with the Physalia--a floating garden transport vessel that not only
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Exploring Costa Rica's Mangrove Swamps
On a recent trip to Costa Rica, Boing Boing's science writer Maggie Koerth-Baker had the opportunity to explore a mangrove swamp. While floating amidst the trees, she reports, it was hard not to
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7 Creepy, Crawly, Endangered Reptiles With Weird Genetic Traits
If snakes, lizards, skinks, and reptiles in general give you the creeps, then we've got seven reasons to give them another chance: From tiny turtles to massive dragons, these endangered reptiles
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Play Golf and Feed the Fish with Ecobioball
Our seas and oceans are badly contaminated, especially with plastic waste, which affects animals and plants in the waters. Jeremy wrote in The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Out of Sight, Out of Mind that "the floating expanse of waste and debris in the
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Preserved by Prostitution: 400 Acres in Nevada
Conservation efforts sometimes create unlikely bedfellows. By keeping tracts of land off-limits, high-security prisons, closed borders, and wars and other conflicts can inadvertently protect natural landscapes from
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H2O Pure Launches 'Sea Pure' Skincare With Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
International sea-derived skincare brand H2O Plus has partnered with Hudson River Sloop Clearwater--an environmental education sailing vessel committed to protecting and preserving the
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Sierra Nevada Comes Through For Wild Rivers
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., which produces a most excellent Pale Ale that's currently in my fridge (but not for too long), has helped to raise $73,342 for Western Rivers Conservancy from the beer maker's 2009 "Wild Rivers" campaign. Sierra Nevada
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Bottled Water Giant Nestle Coming to Most Threatened River Delta in America?
That's right, reports the Sacramento News & Review, - Nestle Waters North America has pulled out of its bid to get water from McCloud, near Mt. Shasta and instead is setting up shop in Sacramento. We reported just
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Climate Change in Alps to Leave Europe High and Dry
Picturesque views of the snow-covered Alps may soon be relegated to picture books due to increasing climate change, a new European environmental report says. And it's
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Poor Planning Behind Istanbul Deluge
The devastating, tragic floods in Istanbul and northwestern Turkey earlier this month -- which killed at least 41 people and did $70 million to $80 million in damage -- offered yet another reminder of the danger such incidents pose to the country.
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Cave Divers Explore Underwater Wonders At Their Own Peril
Cave diving is scary business. There's an endless list of things that can go wrong and a diver puts their life at risk every time they slip on their air mask. However, exploring underwater caves is important to
