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Watering a Lawn Could Lead to Water Pollution, EPA


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Storm runoff can result in a variety of problems, and its causes are just as numerous, according to EPA.

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New Zealand Environment Council Removed from Office Due to ‘Bad Water Management’


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Issues of water management caused the New Zealand Parliament to replace a 14-member elected environmental council with an appointed commission.

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Drought in Australia Connected to Snowfall in Antarctica, Researchers Find


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Relationship between Australia’s drought and Antarctica’s increased snowfall offers clues to human contribution to global warming. Scientists have linked a severe, decades-old drought in Australia to increased snowfall in East Antarctica.

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Climate Change To Heighten International Tensions Over Freshwater Resources


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Growing supply and demand gaps.

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NASA Satellite Photos Capture a Decade of Land and Water Changes


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As part of its 10-year anniversary, NASA’s Earth Observatory has compiled a gallery of images showing annual changes in the Earth’s land, water and atmosphere in places such as Central Asia, Australia, Iraq and the Amazon.

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U.S. Media Tarnishes Message of Copenhagen Climate Change Protest


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The Global Day of Action began Saturday in the South Pacific where the sun rises. The day of international protest started as an uplifting global demonstration calling for a “Real Deal” to come out of the climate negotiations in Copenhagen.

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Australia’s Water Market Sets Trading Record in 2008 Despite Restrictions


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The water trade in Australia is growing quickly, but some fear that state restrictions will hamper river restorations. A record 1,800 billion liters of water entitlements were traded on Australia’s water markets in 2008 – double the volume of the previous year.

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Peter Gleick: Water and Conflict – The New Water Conflict Chronology


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In an ongoing effort to understand the connections between water resources, water systems, and international security and conflict, the Pacific Institute initiated a project in the late 1980s to track and categorize events related to water and conflict.

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Climate Change Is Water Change — Water Experts React to Barcelona Negotiations


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Climate Change Is Water ChangeWater experts have convened in Barcelona to ensure water management strategies are integrated into global climate change negotiations – so far their efforts have fallen on deaf ears.

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Climate Change Burden-Sharing Must Not Compromise Developing World’s Growth, India’s PM


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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Barack Obama earlier this year.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that developing countries will not compromise their financial growth for climate change, and that, instead, rich countries need to ensure access to clean technologies.

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