NASA: Evidence found of ‘flowing liquid water’ on Mars

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet that “flowing liquid water” exists on Mars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Monday morning.

Water From Fresh Air

Photo credit: Architecture and vision. These towers could provide water in some of the driest regions of the planet (artist’s impression, yet to be constructed onsite).

In the Namib desert where rain is rare but fog common, a beetle survives by condensing water on its back until drops roll down into the insect’s mouth. Now this principle has been magnified onto a grand scale, providing a possible solution to the desperate lack of water that plagues the populations of many of the world’s dry regions.

Water in the Anthropocene: Warnings regarding adequacy of water (video)!

Hundreds of scientists, water experts, who participated in a conference in Germany, warned that over the next 40 years, a majority of the inhabitants of the planet will face a problem regarding the access to adequate amounts of clean water.

Japan: Radioactive water leak

(Reuters) – As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating the surrounding ground, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Saturday.

 

World Water Day 2013

ACCIONA supports World Water Day 2013 infographic

Today is World Water Day and I couldn’t think to publish something more interesting than an infographic dedicated to water and more specifically the efforts made by Acciona Agua for its preservation. The above infographic explains some figures regarding water, the threats to the environment, a long term solution that Acciona Agua suggests and its work until 2012. 

If water could speak

Here is Water. You have met before. In fact, you come across Water in everything you do. Your life would not exist without Water. But Water is not infinite and we are draining our supplies. We need to rethink the way we are using Water. Every drop counts.

Source www.europa.eu

Africa: Working Together for Energy and Water-The Story of Msobomvu Community

Project 90 by 2030 is a non-profit organisation working with communities in Southern Africa to enhance energy and water security. They have been working with the community of Msobomvu since January 2012.