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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:33:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Discovers Yet Another Terrifying Global Warming Feedback Loop]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:33:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As if the melting methane-packed permafrost and shrinking Arctic ice sheets weren't enough, NASA scientists have gone and uncovered a brand new feedback loop that could hasten climate catastrophe. Climate feedback loops, to the uninitiated, are phenomena that worsen the warming effect when triggered-which further worsens said phenomena, and around we go.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drinking Water Matters – Solving the Trickle Down Problem : We All Live Downstream]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Drinking_Water_Matters_ndash_Solving_the_Trickle_Down_Problem__We_All_Live_Downstream</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:12:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
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<description><![CDATA[If you\'re like most people in the United States, you think drinking water is pretty important.  Maybe you know something about your Public Water System or about the chemical and engineering miracle that is performed every minute by modern drinking water treatment plants. You might even know there is a law called the Safe Drinking Water Act and think that it\'s practical to protect our drinking wat<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Statistical analysis projects future temperatures in North America]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Statistical_analysis_projects_future_temperatures_in_North_America</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[For the first time, researchers have been able to combine different climate models using spatial statistics -- to project future seasonal temperature changes in regions across North America.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Floating Robots Use GPS-enabled Smartphones to Track Water Flow]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Floating_Robots_Use_GPS-enabled_Smartphones_to_Track_Water_Flow</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Floating_Robots_Use_GPS-enabled_Smartphones_to_Track_Water_Flow</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:33:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Fluid Mechanics</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Floating_Robots_Use_GPS-enabled_Smartphones_to_Track_Water_Flow</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A fleet of 100 floating robots took a trip down the Sacramento River, USA in a field test organized by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. The smartphone-equipped floating robots demonstrated the next generation of water monitoring technology, promising to transform the way government agencies monitor one of the state's most precious resources.The Floating Sensor Network proj<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interaction: hydrology, tourism,  economy, and marine ecosystems]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Interaction_hydrology_tourism__economy_and_marine_ecosystems</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Interaction_hydrology_tourism__economy_and_marine_ecosystems</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:12:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;In order to gain some control of future development and ecotourism, local officials needed insight into possible scenarios for growth.&quot; This diagram could help one to get a pig picture of modeling interactions.For further reading:South West Hydrology Journal, May/June 2004, Page 7http://www.swhydro.arizona.edu/archive/V3_N3/SWHVol3Issue3.pdf<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Himalayan Landslide Floods]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Himalayan_Landslide_Floods</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Himalayan_Landslide_Floods</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:31:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, a flash flood in northwestern Nepal killed at least 17 people, injured others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tracking Clean Energy Progress]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Tracking_Clean_Energy_Progress</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:40:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Tracking_Clean_Energy_Progress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Global demand for energy shows no signs of slowing; carbon dioxide emissions keep surging to new records; and political uprisings, natural disasters and volatile energy markets put the security of energy supplies to the test. More than ever, the need for a fundamental shift to a cleaner and more reliable energy system is clear. What technologies can make that transition happen? How do they work? <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shifting Public Opinion on Climate Change]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Shifting_Public_Opinion_on_Climate_Change</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:12:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Shifting_Public_Opinion_on_Climate_Change</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why has U.S. public opinion on climate change fluctuated so much? Some scholars point to the quality of media coverage, others to local weather patterns or the communications capacity of scientific institutions. Whatever the cause, Gallup Surveys have shown significant swings in Americans\' concern about global warming: In 2004, 26% of respondents said they worried &quot;a great deal&quot; about the issue; <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No sea level rise catastrophe?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=No_sea_level_rise_catastrophe</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As one of the central tenets of climate change catastrophe involves inundation by rapidly rising seas, we like to visit the issue from time to time here at World Climate Report. Interestingly, or perhaps some may prefer predictably, we usually are able to uncover plenty of science that indicates that the situation is not nearly so dire.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kenyan villagers grow their way out of food aid]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Kenyan_villagers_grow_their_way_out_of_food_aid</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[In the remote east Kenyan village of Makutano, Jane Mutinda Maingi is feeding maize to her Friesian dairy cow, bought just a week ago with proceeds from selling produce grown on her one-hectare plot.Despite frequent droughts in the semi-arid Yatta region, the 60-year-old mother of six has healthy maize crops on her farm, as well as vegetables such as chilli peppers and cucumbers, some destined <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Restoring Great Lakes Ecosystems: Worth the Cost?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Restoring_Great_Lakes_Ecosystems_Worth_the_Cost</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Restoring_Great_Lakes_Ecosystems_Worth_the_Cost</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:12:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Restoring_Great_Lakes_Ecosystems_Worth_the_Cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Great Lakes are among North America's most important natural resources. These enormous bodies of water span some 94,000 square miles, accounting for 90 percent of America's and 20 percent of the world\'s surface fresh water. The lakes and surrounding watersheds sustain thousands of species of plants, fish, waterfowl, birds, and mammals. The Great Lakes basin is also home to more than 35 millio<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers to receive grants to fight pollution in parts of Chesapeake, other watersheds]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Farmers_to_receive_grants_to_fight_pollution_in_parts_of_Chesapeake_other_watersheds-1</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Farmers_to_receive_grants_to_fight_pollution_in_parts_of_Chesapeake_other_watersheds-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Agriculture Department will put up $33 million for grants and technical assistance to help American farmers and ranchers take steps to stop polluted storm runoff from gushing into 157 watersheds, including a small portion of the Chesapeake Bay.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Excessive Water Use ‘Threatening Business in Major Economies']]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Excessive_Water_Use_lsquoThreatening_Business_in_Major_Economies-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Excessive_Water_Use_lsquoThreatening_Business_in_Major_Economies-1</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 03:18:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Excessive_Water_Use_lsquoThreatening_Business_in_Major_Economies-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Unsustainable water use is threatening agriculture, other business and populations in China, India and the US, according to a study by risk analysis company Maplecroft.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Polluting China for the sake of economic growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Polluting_China_for_the_sake_of_economic_growth</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Polluting_China_for_the_sake_of_economic_growth</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 03:05:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Polluting_China_for_the_sake_of_economic_growth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[China's economic growth will continue to be energy-intensive and highly polluting for the foreseeable future with emissions and efficiency far below capital growth on the agenda, according to a study published in the International Journal of Global Energy Issues. Economist Yanqing Xia of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics and the Northeast Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lia<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Extreme weather to become norm]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Extreme_weather_to_become_norm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:24:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Extreme_weather_to_become_norm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From massive flooding and a hurricane in August 2011, to a warm winter and summer-like spring, the recent atypical weather in southern New Jersey has created uncertainty as to what the region can expect for the future. According to internationally renowned environmental leader and Cumberland County native Lester Brown, what was once viewed as extreme is becoming more common around the globe. Clim<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Push from Mississippi kept Deepwater Horizon oil slick off shore]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Push_from_Mississippi_kept_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_slick_off_shore</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Push_from_Mississippi_kept_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_slick_off_shore</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:58:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Push_from_Mississippi_kept_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_slick_off_shore</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded April 20, 2010, residents feared that their Gulf of Mexico shores would be inundated with oil. And while many wetland habitats and wildlife were oiled during the three-month leak, the environmental damage to coastal Louisiana was less than many expected, in part because much of the crude never made it to the coast.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water usage far exceed sustainability level in the desert southwest, US]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_usage_far_exceed_sustainability_level_in_the_desert_southwest_US</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_usage_far_exceed_sustainability_level_in_the_desert_southwest_US</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:39:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_usage_far_exceed_sustainability_level_in_the_desert_southwest_US</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The American West has a 'drinking problem.' On farms and in cities, we are guzzling water at an alarming rate. Scientists say that to live sustainably, we should use no more than 40 percent of the water from the Colorado River Basin. As it is now, we use 76 percent, nearly double the sustainable benchmark. The water supports the populations of California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colora<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Antarctic Ice Sheet Appears Doomed]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Big_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet_Appears_Doomed-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Big_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet_Appears_Doomed-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:24:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Big_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet_Appears_Doomed-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A massive slab of floating ice that juts from Antarctica\'s west coast could be in hot water soon. Warm ocean currents threaten to sneak up from below and torpedo the ice in coming decades, researchers report in the May 10 Nature. The degradation of the historically stable Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf would upset ice on land, triggering runaway melting over a vast region of the continent and accelerat<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Usage Far Exceed Sustainability Level in the Desert Southwest, US]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Usage_Far_Exceed_Sustainability_Level_in_the_Desert_Southwest_US-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Usage_Far_Exceed_Sustainability_Level_in_the_Desert_Southwest_US-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Usage_Far_Exceed_Sustainability_Level_in_the_Desert_Southwest_US-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The American West has a 'drinking problem.' On farms and in cities, we are guzzling water at an alarming rate. Scientists say that to live sustainably, we should use no more than 40 percent of the water from the Colorado River Basin. As it is now, we use 76 percent, nearly double the sustainable benchmark.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Price of Water 2012: 18 Percent Rise Since 2010, 7 Percent Over Last Year in 30 Major U.S. Cities]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Price_of_Water_2012_18_Percent_Rise_Since_2010_7_Percent_Over_Last_Year_in_30_Major_U-S-_Cities</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Price_of_Water_2012_18_Percent_Rise_Since_2010_7_Percent_Over_Last_Year_in_30_Major_U-S-_Cities</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Price_of_Water_2012_18_Percent_Rise_Since_2010_7_Percent_Over_Last_Year_in_30_Major_U-S-_Cities</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reflecting economic circumstances for water utilities in countless American cities and towns, single-family residential water prices in 30 major U.S. cities have gone up an average of 7.3 percent during the last year and 17.9 percent since 2010, when Circle of Blue began collecting pricing data. The median increase was 7.8 percent over the last year.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wastewater Disposal Is an Issue in Hydrofracking]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Wastewater_Disposal_Is_an_Issue_in_Hydrofracking-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Wastewater_Disposal_Is_an_Issue_in_Hydrofracking-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Wastewater_Disposal_Is_an_Issue_in_Hydrofracking-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vexed by declining revenue, officials of the Niagara Falls water utility seized on a new moneymaking idea last year: treat toxic waste from natural-gas drilling at its sewage-treatment plant once hydrofracking gets under way in New York State.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flight takes scientists into the heart of a storm]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Flight_takes_scientists_into_the_heart_of_a_storm</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Flight_takes_scientists_into_the_heart_of_a_storm</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:48:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Flight_takes_scientists_into_the_heart_of_a_storm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have flown into the heart of a turbulent weather system in a bid to uncover the causes of heavy rainfall.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Support for climate change action drops, poll finds]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Support_for_climate_change_action_drops_poll_finds</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Support_for_climate_change_action_drops_poll_finds</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Support_for_climate_change_action_drops_poll_finds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Americans' support for government action on global warming remains high but has dropped during the past two years, according to a new survey by Stanford researchers in collaboration with Ipsos Public Affairs. Political rhetoric and cooler-than-average weather appear to have influenced the shift, but economics doesn't appear to have played a role.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What’s the potential impact of climate change on Florida agriculture?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Whatrsquos_the_potential_impact_of_climate_change_on_Florida_agriculture</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Whatrsquos_the_potential_impact_of_climate_change_on_Florida_agriculture</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:57:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A NOAA report says, &quot;Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and … more than 15,000 warm temperature records were broken during the month.• This isn\'t the first time NOAA has sounded climate alarm bells. In 2010, its &quot;State of the Climate&quot; report drew on data for 10 key climate indicators &quot;that all point to the same finding: the scientific evi<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Effect of groundwater use: Using water from wells leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Effect_of_groundwater_use_Using_water_from_wells_leads_to_sea_level_rise_cancels_out_effect_of_dams-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Effect_of_groundwater_use_Using_water_from_wells_leads_to_sea_level_rise_cancels_out_effect_of_dams-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:09:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrogeology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Effect_of_groundwater_use_Using_water_from_wells_leads_to_sea_level_rise_cancels_out_effect_of_dams-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn't just seep back into the ground -- it also evaporates into the atmosphere, or runs off into rivers and canals, eventually emptying into the world's oceans. This water adds up, and a new study calculates that by 2050, groundwater pumping will cause a global sea level rise of about 0.8 millimeters per y<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solar Power Growth In The U.S.]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Solar_Power_Growth_In_The_U-S-</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:31:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Solar_Power_Growth_In_The_U-S-</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This picture provides useful information about solar panel market in the U.S.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Population pressure impacts world wetlands]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Population_pressure_impacts_world_wetlands-3</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Population_pressure_impacts_world_wetlands-3</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:48:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Population_pressure_impacts_world_wetlands-3</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The area of the globe covered by wetlands (swamps, marshes, lakes, etc.) has dropped by 6% in fifteen years. This decline is particularly severe in tropical and subtropical regions, and in areas that have experienced the largest increases in population in recent decades.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising sea levels and the risks for energy infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Rising_sea_levels_and_the_risks_for_energy_infrastructure-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Rising_sea_levels_and_the_risks_for_energy_infrastructure-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:57:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Rising_sea_levels_and_the_risks_for_energy_infrastructure-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly 300 energy installations in the United States are less than four feet above sea level and will be vulnerable to flooding by 2030, an official from the group Climate Central tells a Senate committee. Among them are natural gas infrastructure, electric power plants and oil and gas refineries.Sea-level rise from global warming is expected to double the risk of coastal floods of four feet or<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mississippi River's Flow Kept Gulf Spill Oil Off Shore More Than Expected]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Mississippi_Rivers_Flow_Kept_Gulf_Spill_Oil_Off_Shore_More_Than_Expected-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Mississippi_Rivers_Flow_Kept_Gulf_Spill_Oil_Off_Shore_More_Than_Expected-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:09:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Mississippi_Rivers_Flow_Kept_Gulf_Spill_Oil_Off_Shore_More_Than_Expected-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While the Gulf Oil Spill was bad, as newly released photos vividly show, it could've been a lot worse. New research shows that much of the oil was actually kept offshore by water flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Much Will Earths Seas Rise? Answers Lacking]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Much_Will_Earths_Seas_Rise_Answers_Lacking</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Much_Will_Earths_Seas_Rise_Answers_Lacking</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:40:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Much_Will_Earths_Seas_Rise_Answers_Lacking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sea level is going to rise, but how much, how fast, and where, is still hard to predict.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New weak point discovered in the Antarctic ice sheet]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_weak_point_discovered_in_the_Antarctic_ice_sheet-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_weak_point_discovered_in_the_Antarctic_ice_sheet-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:18:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_weak_point_discovered_in_the_Antarctic_ice_sheet-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf fringing the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, may start to melt rapidly in this century and no longer act as a barrier for ice streams draining the Antarctic Ice Sheet. These predictions are made by climate researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association in the journal Nature. They refute the widespread assumption that ic<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Population pressure impacts world wetlands]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Population_pressure_impacts_world_wetlands-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Population_pressure_impacts_world_wetlands-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Population_pressure_impacts_world_wetlands-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The area of the globe covered by wetlands (swamps, marshes, lakes, etc.) has dropped by 6% in fifteen years. This decline is particularly severe in tropical and subtropical regions, and in areas that have experienced the largest increases in population in recent decades. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by CNRS and IRD researchers from the Laboratoire d'étude du rayonnement et de la<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Groundwater resource modelling for public water supply management in London]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Groundwater_resource_modelling_for_public_water_supply_management_in_London</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Groundwater_resource_modelling_for_public_water_supply_management_in_London</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:18:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Groundwater_resource_modelling_for_public_water_supply_management_in_London</guid>
<description><![CDATA[n London, groundwater abstractions for public supply are predominantly from the Chalk aquifer. However, water resource pressures put existing abstractions at risk and often require complex analysis to support new source development. In this paper, by using two case studies, the importance of regional models as Thames Water assets is demonstrated.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Game Over for the Climate]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Game_Over_for_the_Climate</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Game_Over_for_the_Climate</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:39:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Game_Over_for_the_Climate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Global warming isn\'t a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read a recent interview with President Obama in Rolling Stone in which he said that Canada would exploit the oil in its vast tar sands reserves &quot;regardless of what we do.&quot;If Canada proceeds, and we do nothing, it will be game over for the climate.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Perpetual Ocean by NASA - YouTube]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Perpetual_Ocean_by_NASA_-_YouTube</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Perpetual_Ocean_by_NASA_-_YouTube</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:09:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Fluid Mechanics</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Perpetual_Ocean_by_NASA_-_YouTube</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NASA provides us with a stunning time lapse of the worlds oceans.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[British Drought Turns into Massive Rainfall]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=British_Drought_Turns_into_Massive_Rainfall</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=British_Drought_Turns_into_Massive_Rainfall</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:58:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=British_Drought_Turns_into_Massive_Rainfall</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The weather in Britain is getting stranger and stranger. Last month a drought was announced because it has been the driest spring since 1976.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Looming water scarcity due to changing weather patterns]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Looming_water_scarcity_due_to_changing_weather_patterns</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Looming_water_scarcity_due_to_changing_weather_patterns</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:23:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrogeology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Looming_water_scarcity_due_to_changing_weather_patterns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Statistical Yearbook for 2011 states that changing weather patterns across the world have increased the occurrence and intensity of the earth\'s natural hazards such as torrential rain, floods, droughts and cyclones; which affect countries such as Australia, China, Myanmar and, most importantly, Pakistan.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Effect of groundwater use: Using water from wells leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Effect_of_groundwater_use_Using_water_from_wells_leads_to_sea_level_rise_cancels_out_effect_of_dams</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Effect_of_groundwater_use_Using_water_from_wells_leads_to_sea_level_rise_cancels_out_effect_of_dams</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:33:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Effect_of_groundwater_use_Using_water_from_wells_leads_to_sea_level_rise_cancels_out_effect_of_dams</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn't just seep back into the ground -- it also evaporates into the atmosphere, or runs off into rivers and canals, eventually emptying into the world's oceans. This water adds up, and a new study calculates that by 2050, groundwater pumping will cause a global sea level rise of about 0.8 millimeters per y<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Clean is Your Cloud?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Clean_is_Your_Cloud</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Clean_is_Your_Cloud</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:31:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_Clean_is_Your_Cloud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How much energy is required to power the ever-expanding online world? What percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to the IT sector? This report takes a look at the energy choices some of the largest and fastest growing IT companies are making, as the race to build &quot;the cloud&quot; creates a new era of technology.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A comprehensive study of residential water demand in Tucson]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=A_comprehensive_study_of_residential_water_demand_in_Tucson</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=A_comprehensive_study_of_residential_water_demand_in_Tucson</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:39:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=A_comprehensive_study_of_residential_water_demand_in_Tucson</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Those who work in municipal water departments or follow trends in domestic water use have been noting for several years that household water use has been trending downwards, for much of the past 20 years.  The chart below shows percentage change in water usage per service connection for three different types of users in the Tucson Water system from 1997 to 2007. During a multi-year study designed<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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