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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

Source: NASA News - Posted: July 29, 2010 11:31
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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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Thailand Faces Flak for Backing Mekong Dams

Source: Inter Press Service Environment - Posted: July 29, 2010 10:11
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

Source: Reuters Environment - Posted: July 29, 2010 00:56
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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