West Bank in Acute Humanitarian Crisis, World Bank Water Report Says |
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Amid bloody ethnic conflict, the prolonged five-year drought in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip drags on in dismal every-day monotony, but a World Bank report published last month is raking the coals between Israelis and Palestinians over vital aquifers that they share. |
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Helsinki, Water and the Future of Chemistry? |
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Peter Gleick: Salt from Water, Money from Pockets? |
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Ganges River to Nourish Arsenic-affected Villages in India |
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Bihar, in eastern India, will soon launch projects to supply safe drinking water. |
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Melting Everest Reveals Asian Water Supply on Slippery Slope |
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Fifty-six years after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first ascended, modern climbers feel affects of global warming. |
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Fred Krupp: Changing the Climate at the World Economic Forum |
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 Fred Krupp, of the Environmental Defense Fund, talks carbon, Obama and more. |
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Dengue Epidemic Hits South American Urban Centers |
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Peter Gleick: We Need a “Local Water” Movement |
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Hannah Nester: Graphic Designer |
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With her sense for slick design, Hannah creates fresh and informative graphics for Circle of Blue’s stories. Her maps and infographics cater to the audience with simplicity, depth and unconventional design that mold content and visuals into intuitive forms. Hannah is currently pursuing a BFA in graphic design at Grand Valley State University, and [...] |
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More Than Star Trek Optimism: Astronauts Recycle Water in Space |
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Special Reports
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Bottomless Precedent: Global Oil Problems Big spills and bigger damage to people and water resources around the globe
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Bulk Water Exports As demand for freshwater increases globally, a few companies and water-rich countries envision water shipped in large tankers.
Water + Climate It's evident - without water as part of the equation, there can be no long-term solution to climate change.
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Industrial Transformation in an Era of Water Scarcity Acute water shortages will change strategy, business operations.
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Tracking the Asian Carp Asian carp have become the poster children of potential threats to the Great Lakes.
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Yunnan China: Water Crisis Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China's vulnerable freshwater supply.
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Patagonia's Hydropower Dilemma In Chile's Trackless Mountain Wilderness, A Clash Between Pristine Rivers and Hydropower Prospects.
The Biggest Dry: Australia The grievous consequences of drought and global warming are more visible and dangerous in Australia than in any other industrialized nation.
Niger Delta: War on Water Thousands Search for Fresh Water, Food in a Monumentally Contaminated War Zone
Water: The Top Global Priority International Circle of Blue | GlobeScan survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern.
