Interactive Terrain Modeling Using Hydraulic Erosion
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 >>
Back to the Future — Water in Trouble Again
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 >>
EPA To Provide Nearly $10 Million to Clean Up Beaches Across the Nation/The agency launches improved website for beach advisories and closures
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 >>
Reclaimed Wastewater for Drinking - Safe but Still a Tough Sell
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 >>
Wildlife 'facing a tough summer' with water shortage
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 >>
California Water Wars Renewed in Sierras
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 >>
Volcanoes may give a 100-year warning
A BLAST from the past has left tantalising hints that volcanic eruptions could be predicted decades in advance. ... read more >>
Long-term response plan for possible Cuban oil spill
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 >>
NASA Image Shows New York City-Sized Glacier About to Split from Antarctica
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 >>
Pollution, Dry Weather Choke the World’s Major Lakes
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 >>
