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Interactive Terrain Modeling Using Hydraulic Erosion

Posted by Sanaz 2 hours 53 minutes ago in Miscellaneous from http://www.youtube.com

This video presents a step toward interactive physics-based modeling of terrains. A terrain, composed of layers of materials, is edited with interactive modeling tools built upon different physics-based erosion and deposition algorithms. ... read more >>

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Back to the Future — Water in Trouble Again

Posted by Sanaz 3 hours ago in Water Quality from http://blog.cleanwateraction.org

Not too long ago, things were pretty bad for our water. Unchecked industrial discharges and poorly-treated sewage in our water meant that massive fish-kills were commonplace. It was around that time, in the 1970s, when Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund got their start. Fast-forward four decades. Laws such as the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, created and passed with help from ... read more >>

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EPA To Provide Nearly $10 Million to Clean Up Beaches Across the Nation/The agency launches improved website for beach advisories and closures

Posted by Sanaz 3 hours ago in Water Quality from http://yosemite.epa.gov

The website, called BEACON, has the capability to update as frequently as every two hours based on new data provided by states, territories and tribes. Users will have access to mapped location data for beaches and water monitoring stations, monitoring results for various pollutants such as bacteria and algae, and data on public notification of beach water quality advisories and closures. For the ... read more >>

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Reclaimed Wastewater for Drinking - Safe but Still a Tough Sell

Posted by Marzieh 1 day 1 hour 26 minutes ago in Miscellaneous from http://news.nationalgeographic.com

Water filtration technology has advanced to the point where wastewater can be rendered safe for drinking, according to a new report, but legislative and psychological hurdles will need to be overcome before widespread adoption can happen. ... read more >>

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Wildlife 'facing a tough summer' with water shortage

Posted by Marzieh 1 day 1 hour 33 minutes ago in Planning and Management from http://www.bbc.co.uk

Nature experts have warned that this summer could be the worst for wildlife for more than 30 years because of low water levels in the eastern region of UK. ... read more >>

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California Water Wars Renewed in Sierras

Posted by Marzieh 1 day 1 hour 43 minutes ago in Planning and Management from http://www.courthousenews.com

The 100-year war over water rights has been rejoined in California's Sierra Mountains with the powerful and often-despised water agency of Los Angeles going to battle against a small community over a trout bypass. ... read more >>

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Volcanoes may give a 100-year warning

Posted by Sanaz 1 day 3 hours ago in Hydrology from http://www.newscientist.com

A BLAST from the past has left tantalising hints that volcanic eruptions could be predicted decades in advance. ... read more >>

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Long-term response plan for possible Cuban oil spill

Posted by Sanaz 1 day 3 hours ago in Water Quality from http://www.sciencedaily.com

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Florida International University (FIU) researchers have drafted a plan to best prepare South Florida for an oil spill off the coast of Cuba. ... read more >>

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NASA Image Shows New York City-Sized Glacier About to Split from Antarctica

Posted by Sanaz 1 day 4 hours ago in Hydrology from http://www.treehugger.com

With a gargantuan crack slowly splitting it apart, Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier is about to lose a chunk of ice larger than all of New York City, scientists say.The crevasse stretches 19 miles (30 kilometers) long and up to 260 feet (80 meters) wide, as shown in a picture taken by NASA's Terra satellite in October and featured this week as a NASA Image of the Day. ... read more >>

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Pollution, Dry Weather Choke the World’s Major Lakes

Posted by Marzieh 2 days ago in Planning and Management from http://www.circleofblue.org

Dry weather and pollution are plaguing some of the major lakes in China, Africa, South and North America at the start of the year, posing threats to regional water supplies, fishing, transportation and natural ecosystems. ... read more >>

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