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Government officials in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are urging citizens to conserve water amid a record-breaking heat wave. The water levels have sunk severely low for the season and summer hasn’t even started yet. One main reservoir dropped by nearly two meters in the month of April alone. For more on this troubling […]
The extreme heat and weather could affect the growth of crops and water availability throughout the UK. Many critics believe water reform and planning moves too slowly, sometimes taking up to 10 years to get permission to build a public water reservoir. For more details on this problem and suggestions on how to improve the […]
Random water testing in Dublin has shown that a house on Watermill Drive in Raheny had over 80 times the lead level allowed by the European Union. The figures of this and other homes suffering lead contamination in their water were released under the Freedom of Information act. Irish Water believes the danger to be […]
NASA and other scientists believe that the key of determining whether or not a planet has life or potential life lies in one factor: water. “Water is a polar molecule and a solvent, two properties that are important for certain chemical reactions critical to life,” says NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan. This theory leads scientists […]
The earthquake in Nepal has caused a dramatic increase in water-borne diseases among the survivors. The quake has caused debris to contaminate the water supply and a disruption in sewage treatment. The contaminated waters leave residents without a clean water supply to use without risking serious health problems and illness. For more on Nepal’s plight, […]
The largest riverbank filtration facility is celebrating two years of operation and serving the people of Kelantan, Malaysia. The Wakaf Bunut Water Treatment Plant provides up to 14 million liters of drinking water for the Tok Bali region by filtering river water through layers of sand in the riverbank and further filtering it via an […]
Whether it’s breakfast or teatime, owning a quality kettle helps brew the best tea and coffee for you or your guests to enjoy. Nowadays many people are purchasing electric kettles over their regular metal counterparts, but that market is flooded. What are the better electric kettles out there? Well, there’s a Breville Brita Filter Kettle […]
This July, Manchester will be host to Slide the City, a 300 meter long water slide, at Heaton Park. The giant slide should provide wet and wild fun for everyone ages 5 and up. If you do not live near Manchester, Slide the City has announced that Liverpool, Cardiff, Belfast, Bristol, North London, Southampton, Edinburgh, […]
The Soil Science Society of America is coordinating a series of activities to educate the general public about the importance of clean soil and how it helps provide clean water. A proper stormwater management system can allow clean soil to absorb harmful materials and add beneficial minerals to fresh groundwater. For more on how soil […]
A competition being held in Oregon is challenging local brewers to make a tasty beer using treated sewer water as its base. The Pure Water Brew Challenge is hoping to raise awareness of reusing water (after its been cleansed, of course) by having 20 members of the Oregon Brew Crew create craft beers out of […]
