Compare and contrast: Leaves’ resilience to raindrops offer insights into energy harvesting potential
Phys.org To a leaf, a falling raindrop is equivalent in mass to a bowling ball dropping on a person so how does the leaf survive? New research elucidates the raindrop’s […]
Compare and contrast: Farmers Are Using Wool To Save Water in the Drought-Ridden West
TIME Wilde was less interested in compost and more intrigued by waste wool’s potential to be a water-saving, plant-feeding, synthetic-fertilizer-replacing gamechanger for a drought-ravaged West. Click here to read […]
Compare and contrast: Cutting-edge satellite tracks lake water levels in Ohio River Basin
Phys.org The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Since early […]
Compare and contrast: Machine learning framework improves groundwater recharge estimates in Western Australia
Phys.org A new study led by Griffith University has unveiled a machine learning-based framework to accurately estimate groundwater recharge in the Perth Basin, with a particular focus on the Gnangara […]
Compare and contrast: Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security – but would you swallow it?
The Conversation – Europe In his book Purified: How Recycled Sewage is Transforming our Water, Peter Annin, director of the Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation in Wisconsin, US, explores the […]
Compare and contrast: Scientists urged to pull the plug on ‘bathtub modeling’ of flood risk
Science Daily Recent decades have seen a rapid surge in damages and disruptions caused by flooding. Experts call on scientists to more accurately model these risks and caution against overly […]
Compare and contrast: Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?
Inside Climate News Oilfield wastewater injected underground is causing earthquakes and blowouts. Now, pilot projects are exploring whether this water could be treated and used to grow crops. Click […]
Compare and contrast: Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability, save money for urban and agricultural users during drought in Western U.S.
Science Daily A study offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water users in Western U.S. states […]
Compare and contrast: To design better water filters, engineers look to manta rays
Science Daily Studying the filter-feeding mechanism of mobula rays, engineers developed a new design for industrial cross-flow water filters. Research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between permeability and […]
Compare and contrast: In Wales, we’re one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan
The Guardian It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it now. It’s “raining old ladies […]