Tag: scientists
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Water shortages key environmental challenge of century, NASA warns
Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from NASA have warned, as new data has revealed a drying-out of swaths of the globe between the tropics and the high latitudes, with 19 hotspots where water depletion has been dramatic. Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East,…
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How About That Water Quality? Ocean Acidification
Talking about water quality isn’t most people’s idea of the ideal ice breaker. In the Lowcountry (loosely defined as coastal South Carolina and Georgia), folks typically find common ground discussing the region’s warm weather, great food, vibrant culture and remarkable history. But water quality is quickly becoming the talk of the town as locals are…
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E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves
Ronnie B. Levin spent 37 years at the E.P.A. working on lead exposure. She retired in November after what she described as months of low morale at the agency. This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. WASHINGTON — More than 700 people have…
