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In South Africa, a group of citizen scientists who test water quality and log the results on a specialised app have helped keep the water supply for 4.3 million people clean.
Water can make you ill for two reasons: it can contain toxic chemicals or pathogenic organisms.
Underground thermal networks have the potential to revolutionize how Canadians heat their homes while helping to reduce carbon emissions.
Recycled waste water is perfectly safe to drink, but many people aren’t keen to use it for anything other than watering plants.
Citizens in South Africa’s industrial heartland use too much water, the city wastes way too much and there is too much theft of drinking water.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
Rapid and accelerating groundwater level declines are widespread in dry climates where groundwater is used for irrigation. But some communities have found ways to turn things around.
Microplastic pollution is a growing problem − one lab is looking at tiny insects as inspiration for how these pollutants might move through water.
The results of a new study are clear: resilient water governance systems are effective and enjoy strong public support. The time is now to build resilience into our global water systems.
Qanats are an ancient system which could be a useful way of getting water to farms in arid areas.
On one stretch of Nottingham’s River Trent, floods that arrived every 50 years now return in ten.
There are a lot of myths and strongly held beliefs around one of life’s simplest activities – drinking water.
The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.
Achieving continuous supply requires both a realistic assessment of the situation and a realistic plan to meet the goal. The Government of India’s new initiatives have neither.
Water shortages are one of the greatest problems created by a warming world. A decentralized water system is a compelling counterargument to the notion that bigger is better.
Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries.
This year’s Blue Drop Audit report of water quality in South Africa has found that 46% of water supply systems are contaminated and over two thirds of wastewater treatment plants are close to failure.
Detroit residents with past-due bills are facing water shut-offs again after a reprieve during COVID-19. At the same time, providers are also raising rates.
Communities along the bank of the dam have been victims of injustice since the early 1960s.
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