Hurricane Sandy was one of the most destructive storms on record on the East Coast, tearing apart coastal communities from Maryland to Connecticut through a deadly combination of high winds and a record high storm tide. The storm was the result of a rare combination of events, as a purely tropical hurricane transitioned into a large hybrid storm, which had both tropical and extratropical characte ... read more >>

The Texas State Legislature is being forced to deal with water issues in response to droughts. ... read more >>

Switzerland may be known as the “water tower of Europe” with around six per cent of the continent’s freshwater resources, but researchers are hard at work figuring out how to conserve the country’s drinking water.
Throughout the world the lives of millions of people are blighted by polluted water, the consumption of which can even lead to death. The situation in Switzerland could not be more dif ... read more >>

Creative way to present notes. A video of lecture notes. Areas of Focus within The Rivers and Water Quality Unit: Watersheds, Rivers of the United States, Sections of a River, Parts of River (Vocabulary), Stream Order, Erosion and Deposition, Water Quality, Chemical Properties of Water, Bio-Indicators of Water Quality (EPT richness), Physical Properties of Water Quality, Rivers and Flooding, Fact ... read more >>

A very important article that gives an intrductoin to climate change and global warming, their causes and effects. ... read more >>

There had been warnings. In 2009, the New York City Panel on Climate Change issued a prophetic report. “In the coming decades, our coastal city will most likely face more rapidly rising sea levels and warmer temperatures, as well as potentially more droughts and floods, which will all have impacts on New York City’s critical infrastructure,” said William Solecki, a geographer at Hunter College an ... read more >>

Only the coolest use of water in the world.

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A huge water spout towers over a suburb of south-east Melbourne, Australia, after a water main burst. One home was severely damaged when the metal cage that covered the main was thrust into the air and landed on the roof. A faulty air ball valve reportedly caused the burst. ... read more >>

A very interesting video about how ships are put in water. Thank goodness for bouyency! ... read more >>

Concord, MA is the first town in the U.S. to ban bottled water. Is there any easier way to help the environment? ... read more >>