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Over Half of the World’s Rivers Stop Flowing Periodically for Part of the Year

According to a new study, headed by scientists from the French National Research Institute for Agriculture (INRAE) and McGill University, about 51% to 60% of the 64 million kilometers of streams and rivers on Earth have stopped flowing intermittently or dry up for part of the year.

17 Jun 2021

Research Examines Climate Change Impacts on Water Security Across the World's Drylands

The research - published ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June 2021 - examines recent and projected climate change impacts on water security across the world's drylands up to the year 2100.

16 Jun 2021

Flow Measurement Devices Integral to Smart Water Metering Systems

Titan Enterprises reports on a growing demand for precision flow measurement devices from manufacturers of domestic and industrial water-consumption appliances to integrate as part of a smart water meter system.

14 Jun 2021

New Project Aims to Improve Water Security in the Middle East

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is involved in an international research project launched by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

10 Jun 2021

Europe’s Sustainable Future Depends on the State of the Atlantic Ocean and Its Connections Globally

The state of the Atlantic adds a layer of variability to local sea level rise in Europe, while the massive loss of ice mass in the Antarctic due to climate change is sufficient to affect the gravitational pull on the earth’s oceans so that they move towards the Northern Hemisphere.

8 Jun 2021

Tapping into 'Unconventional' Sources Could Solve Many Water Scarcity Challenges

Though 71% of the Earth is covered in oceans, humanity's water needs are met by less than 1% of the planet's total water, in the form of aquifers or snowpack-fed rivers.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop a Way to Repeatedly Remove and Reuse Phosphate from Polluted Waters

Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen.

1 Jun 2021

Novel Technique to Remove Nitrate Residue in Water Cycle Using Rice Straw

Scientists from the MINTOTA research group at the University of Valencia, the DREMAP group at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and the University of Genoa have patented a new technique to eliminate the nitrate residue from the water cycle with the help of rice straw.

31 May 2021

New Project Proposes Solutions for Water Resources, Water Use, and Water Management

The availability and sustainable management of water as well as safe sanitation for all are important goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

19 May 2021

More Than Three-Quarters of Iran's Land is Under Extreme Groundwater Overdraft

More than three quarters of Iran's land is under extreme groundwater overdraft, where the rate of human uptake is higher than the rate of natural recharge.

19 May 2021