Tag: Water Crisis
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15 Concepts and Solutions for Providing Clean Drinking Water
Clean drinking water is one of our basic human needs, but in many parts of the world, it's also hard to come by. Here's another look at some of the latest concepts for providing clean drinking water.
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Tweeting Robots Monitor Water Quality in California Rivers
A swarm of GPS-equipped robots has been released into the Sacramento River to monitor water quality, and tweet the results.
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Looking Backward to Move Forward: Solar Stills Could be the Low-Cost Leader in Water Desalination
Using solar stills to purify water isn't a new idea, but it's an effective one. And now new efforts are underway to use this old technology to help green the desert.
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'Last Call at the Oasis': A Splashy Portrait of the Nation's Water Crises
The documentary film 'Last Call at the Oasis', reviewed.
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New Water Calculator Helps Identify Ways to Reduce Impact on Local Water Resources
A new web-based water calculator from Growing Blue is designed to help measure and reduce the impact of human activity on local water resources.
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Common Kitchen Ingredient Helps Clean Drinking Water
80% of diseases in developing countries trace back to contaminated water. Could a simple ingredient from the kitchen shelf solve the problem?
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Film "Last Call at the Oasis" is Sobering Look at World Water Crisis
The water crisis is getting worse, whether or not we notice it every day.
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2 Million Computers to Study Effects of Human Activity on Watersheds
Researchers are tapping the power of 2 million volunteered computers to run millions of simulations to help predict the effects of human activities on large watersheds.
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Buy a T-Shirt, Give the Gift of 25 Years of Clean Water
Help fund solutions to the global water crisis by purchasing a t-shirt from a company that donates to Thirst Relief for each shirt sold - enough money per shirt to give one person access to clean, drinkable water for 25 years!
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Access to Safe Water and Sanitation Could Save 2.5 Million Lives Annually
If everyone had access to the most basic of necessities - safe water to drink and adequate sanitation - many lives could be spared. 2.5 million lives, according to WaterAid.
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Wind Turbine Makes 1,000 Liters of Clean Water a Day in the Desert
A wind turbine prototype being tested in Abu Dhabi produces clean water by using a built-in compressor to condense water from the air.
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Smart Sensors to Help Monitor Effectiveness of Water Filters and Cookstoves in Rwanda
An effort to provide water filters and cookstoves to households in Rwanda will be improved by analyzing data sent from mobile smart sensors.
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Tiny Island Nation Embraces Composting Toilets, Fights Major Water Shortages
Tuvalu has little land and even less fresh water. But simple composting toilets may help alleviate this problem.
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London "Suffers" Through Drought Restrictions
They call it a hosepipe ban, we call it no watering your lawn.
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7 Ways Technology Will Provide Water for the World
In a world with a population that is rapidly outgrowing its ability to provide clean water for itself, advances in water technology may provide some solutions for one of our most pressing needs.
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Charity: Water Birthdays Can Change the World
Pledge your birthday for safe, clean drinking water, worldwide.
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Sierra Nevada Snowpack May Decline 80% by Mid-Century If Emissions Keep Rising
Everything from the winter sports industry to agriculture at current scale in California is at risk if that happens.
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NASA Data Lights Up Times Square to Advertise the Groundwater Crisis
An interactive display took over a Times Square billboard to display information about the looming water crisis.
