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Water
Posts in this category are about Water. A watershed may be defined as the collection land surfaces draining to the same body of water. Virtually all watersheds have been modified or degraded by development, often resulting in the deterioration of water quality, damage to plant and animal communities, erosion, and other wounds.
In order to preserve water quality, watersheds must be treated as whole surface- and groundwater systems, and restoring a full complement of natural processes will maintain a full suite of valuable ecosystem services.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
Warmer Climate Entails Increased Release of Carbon Dioxide by Inland Lakes
Much organically bound carbon is deposited on inland lake bottoms and Swedish researchers have shown in a new study in Nature that carbon retention by sediment at lake bottoms is highly temperature-sensitive and that a warmer climate would result in increased carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere. (Swedish Research Council release)
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(0)SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Thailand Faces Flak for Backing Mekong Dams
Northern Thai villagers living on Mekong River's banks are
poised to join a growing tide of opposition against a planned
cascade of 11 dams to be built on the mainstream of South-east
Asia's largest body of water.
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BP aims for quick well kill and weighs asset sales
HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.
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