Freshwater Delivery in the Wake of Natural Disasters
A sample of water technologies invented to store, ship and provide one of the most critical resources for crisis recovery.
Author Archive for: Emily
Entries by Emily Bouckaert
Coastal Fog Trend Could Harm Iconic Redwoods
New study finds that lower levels of fog could leave coast redwoods more susceptible to drought damage. Reduced amounts of fog cover during the summer could be troublesome for the coast redwoods.
Vancouver Promotes Tap Water During Olympic Games
Metro Vancouver is promoting the use of municipal tap water instead of purchasing bottled water during the Olympic Games. Municipal officials seek to reduce the city’s bottled water consumption by 20 percent at the end of the year as a part of their Tap Water Campaign.
Medications Discarded in Landfills May Be Contaminating Maine’s Water
A survey from the Maine Department of Environmental Quality has revealed that traces of medications like birth control, antidepressants, and pain relievers were found in the liquid that drains from landfills
Glimmer of Optimism for Polar Ice in Antarctica
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) found that seawater temperatures beneath the Fimbul Ice Shelf are hovering slightly above freezing. This data indicates the water is actually “icier” than temperature projections made by an Antarctic regional computer model, according to Dr. Nalan Koc of NPI.
Ellen Driscoll’s Plastic Lineage
American artist Ellen Driscoll explores resource consumption and material lineage in her latest multi-part, multi-year project, FASTFORWARDFOSSIL.
More Bad News for Arctic Sea Ice
A recent expedition to the Beaufort Sea revealed that “multiyear” Arctic sea ice is in effect, nonexistent, Reuters reports.
Multiyear ice has “stiffer” composition than first year ice, and makes navigation through Arctic regions extremely difficult, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Global Warming is Melting Away Arctic Summer Ice
Within 20 years the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in summer due to global warming, according to a Catlin Arctic-World Wildlife Federation (WWF) survey released Wednesday.
