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Crave Ep. 130: Thirsty? Drink your own sweat from the The Sweat Machine
2013-07-27 01:05:00| CNET News.com
The Sweat Machine recycles your bodily fluids and purifies sweat. Awesome, but ew. We take a first look at robot skin, and we check out the DexType, one of the first apps for the Leap Motion. [Read more]
Thirsty clean energy may add to water stressed world
2013-07-19 11:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: As the world gets hotter and drier thanks to our predilection for burning fossil fuels, the technologies we need to reduce emissions could be too thirsty to be sustainable. The choices we make balancing power and water are already becoming an urgent issue in the fight against climate change, says Amanda Fencl of the Stockholm Environment Institute in Davis, California. While cutting emissions is necessary to curb global warming, some renewable and clean energy sources use more water than fossil...
Water Waste May Leave Us Thirsty
2013-05-26 16:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Since 1900, the U.S. has pulled enough water from underground aquifers to fill two Lake Eries. And in just the first decade of the 21st century, we've extracted underground water sufficient to raise global sea level by more than 2 percent. We suck up 25 cubic kilometers of buried water per year. That's the message from the U.S. Geological Survey's evaluation of how the U.S. is managing its aquifers. Or mismanaging. For example: water levels in the aquifer that underlies the nation's bread basket...
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A possible new way to manage water and snow in thirsty California
2013-04-28 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Also critical is the snow's "albedo,' or reflective quality, which dictates how much sunlight it absorbs and helps determine how quickly it will turn to water. Albedo varies considerably; freshly fallen snow reflects 90 percent of the sunlight that hits it, while older snow, which forms larger crystals, reflects only 60 percent. Dust and black carbon carried to the snowpack by winds also can change the percentage. The spectrometer measures that as well. The information is fed into powerful computers...
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Thirsty States Take Water Battle To Supreme Court
2013-04-21 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Tuesday, Oklahoma and Texas will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court. The winner gets water. And this is not a game. The court will hear oral arguments in the case of Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, et al. The case pits Oklahoma against Texas over rights to water from the river that forms part of the border between them. Depending on how the court decides, it could impact interstate water-sharing agreements across the country. Keeping Up With Texas To understand what the fight...
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