Theresa Coble1 day agoStudy explores whether basic human water needs can be met while protecting surface and groundwater ecosystemsphys.org - Colin HutchinsA Griffith-led study has assessed whether basic human water needs can be met without exceeding safe and just Earth system boundaries (ESBs) for …
Theresa Coble2 days agoJust Like Scientists Predicted, There Is a Massive Blob Stretching Across the Atlantic Oceanverified_publisherSYFY WIRE - Cassidy WardIt's nothing to worry about, we don't think. The 1995 science fiction classic Waterworld imagines humanity at the far end of runaway climate change. It …
Theresa Coble2 days agoFederal government investigating multiple hacks of US water utilitiesverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Maggie Miller and John SakellariadisIranian hackers suspected to be behind attacks targeting facilities that use Israeli-made equipment. The federal government is investigating multiple hacks suspected to have been launched by an Iranian government-linked cyber group against U.S. water facilities that were using Israeli-made …
Theresa Coble4 days agoForever Chemicals in Rainwater: A Global Threat to Human HealthOne Green Planet - By Nicholas VincentThe presence of “Forever Chemicals” or Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in rainwater has emerged as a significant environmental concern. …
Theresa CobleTakeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged in a world that's increasingly thirstyAssociated Press - MARTHA IRVINESAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago. Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable …
Theresa CobleResearchers develop sponge that could soak up as much as 90% of microplastic from our water: ‘We don’t have to wait…’thecooldown.com - Rick KazmerSponges already sop up a lot of gunk generated by our existence. Now, researchers in China have made a synthetic sponge that they claim can absorb …
