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Malawi Benefits From $88m US WASH Project
World Vision International (WVI) in collaboration with US-based National Leadership Council for Every Child have launched a five-year Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project for the Southern Africa region totaling $88million in the capital Lilongwe.
New Study Suggest Any Life on Mars May Have Existed Beneath the Surface
A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet’s surface.
Disaster in Bangkok ‘is Imminent And Inevitable’
The equivalent of 160,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools (400 million cubic meters of water) is set to run through Thailand’s capital, which can only drain a small fraction daily, according to the government’s flood relief operation center on...
Loss of ‘lake Lawnmowers’ Leads to Algae Blooms
Unprecedented algae growth in some lakes could be linked to the decline of water calcium levels and the subsequent loss of an important algae-grazing organism that helps keep blooms at bay. Daphnia—also known as water fleas—act like microscopic lawnmowers...
Mauritania, European Union to Renew Fisheries Accord
Mauritania and her EU partners have moved towards renewing a fisheries agreement that is set to expire by the end of 2012.
Landmark Study Finds Area Surrounding Plant Roots is Rich in Water
An international team of researchers led by a University of California, Davis, soil scientist has for the first time demonstrated that the soil around plant roots contains more water than does soil in other areas.
Online, Interactive Decision Support System Helps Decisions on Excessive Nutrients in Rivers And Estuaries
The USGS has released an online, interactive decision support system that provides easy access to six newly-developed regional models describing how rivers receive and transport nutrients from natural and human sources to sensitive waters, such as...
Over 92% of South African Households have Access to a Safe Water Supply
A total of 92.9% South African households had access to a safe water supply in 2010, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said. How People Arrived Here: water supply in south africa statistics
