Category: Solutions
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Fresh Thinking: Freshwater Science Is Being Pioneered in Arizona
About 71 percent of the Earth is covered by water, and most of that is ocean. Only 2.5 percent is fresh water, and only a fraction of that—1 percent—is easily accessible. The world’s population of 7.6 billion is expected to grow to 9.8 billion by the year 2050, which means by that year, more than…
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Alfalfa Project Targets Saving Over 300 Billion Gallons of Water Annually
A history of drought refugees in America. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) – It was 83 years ago this week, when 23 car and truck-loads of migrant families were reported to have crossed the California-Arizona border in a single day. They were among tens of thousands of poverty-stricken families who found themselves without water in 1936,…
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Water Urbanism
The Urban Design Program at Columbia is investigating climate resilience at multiple scales and collaborating with partners in institutions around the world and within the University from science & engineering, journalism, conflict resolution, economics and social justice. Water is constantly in motion, changing states, crossing borders, nourishing (and destroying) life. How can water and urbanism…
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Wichita’s new Pracht Wetlands Park is open to the public
Wichita’s newest public park is open and ready for visitors — sort of. Pracht Wetlands Park, on 29th Street just east of Maize Road, had its official ribbon-cutting in late May, though the park is still technically a work in progress. It hasn’t even been listed on the city’s Park and Recreation website yet, but…
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Collaborative efforts improve water quality in Mississippi River watershed
A recent water quality project at Mississippi Shores in northeast Brainerd featured the restoration of green space to allow for better water drainage. Submitted photo There are simple things that can be done to keep the waters in Crow Wing County healthy. Projects range from something as simple as filtering rain by planting native grasses…
