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Samples From Kentucky Cave Stream May Show How Animal Farm Waste Affects Area's Water Supply
2016-06-13 06:26:43| pollutiononline News Articles
Ball State University researchers are examining Kentucky’s myriad caves, sinkholes and underground rivers to help landowners, local governments and state agencies betterunderstand how farm waste may affectthe aquifers that supply drinking water and support freshwater ecosystems.
Pakistan: Enormous waste of water
2016-06-12 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dawn: PAKISTAN is one of the most water-stressed countries; agriculture uses nearly 70pc of all water; rapid urbanisation and growth of industries are competing with agriculture in the demand for water. About 80pc of the crop area is irrigated by canals and wells and only 15pc of the water used for crops is from rains. An estimated 35-40pc of the water for irrigation is wasted from the canal head to the farm and flooding of fields at the farm level adds to this loss. The supply of irrigation water to...
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Water Shortage Could Cost Countries up to 6% of Their GDP by 2050
2016-06-12 04:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Good Men Project: Water is critical to agricultural production, and its depletion will have significant impacts on economic growth. Can optimize water use with better planning and incentives? ___ According to the latest report published last week by the World Bank Group (WBG), the synergistic effects of rising populations, higher incomes and growing cities is leading to unprecedented water demand. This demand will be problematic given the uncertainty surrounding water supplies around the world. The WBGs High...
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U.S. Geological Survey end water monitoring in Puerto Rico due to debt
2016-06-11 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox News Latino: A man sleeps on the sidewalk with a dog on July 1, 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The island's residents are dealing with increasing economic hardships and a financial crisis that has resulted in the government's $72 billion debt. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said in a speech recently that the people will have to sacrifice and share in the responsibilities for pulling the island out of debt. The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday it can no longer monitor water resources in Puerto Rico because...
Water at Work - Installing New Injectors
2016-06-10 17:02:49| PortlandOnline
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