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Nanoscavengers could usher in next generation water purification

16 mai, 2013 - 06:02
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/science/interactives/antarctica/index.html

Photo of antarctica.Originally Published by The Washington Post - The frozen landscape, dry valleys and active volcanoes that make up Antarctica provide a living laboratory for scientific study and a wondrous journey for those traveling to the ends of the Earth.

Getting food aid right

10 mai, 2013 - 03:00
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97576/Getting-food-aid-right
JOHANNESBURG 01 March 2013 (IRIN) - Despite early warning information about the Horn of Africa’s impending drought crisis in 2011, humanitarian responses were slow to mobilize, leading to tens of thousands of deaths in the region and famine in parts of Somalia.

Latinosan Panamá 2013 – 3rd Latin American Sanitation Conference, 29-31 May 2013

25 avril, 2013 - 16:10
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Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/latinosan-panama-2013-3rd-lati...

The Republic of Panama is organizing the Third Latin American Sanitation Conference on 29-31 May 2013. The theme is:  “Universal Sanitation: New Challenges, New Opportunities”.

Latinosan is held every three years.

Providing water in areas with unsustainable usage

24 avril, 2013 - 06:01
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://spie.org/x93668.xml?highlight=x2420&WT.mc_id=KNRREMOTEE

Originally Published by SPIE

– The Water for the World project is bringing fresh water to needy people by analyzing remote sensing imagery and other Earth observations.

Impact of Farming on the Great Barrier Reef

24 avril, 2013 - 06:01
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.earthzine.org/2013/04/24/impact-of-farming-on-the-great-barrier-reef/

* This project was conducted by high school-aged students at St. George’s School in Bogotá, Colombia, as part of a 2013 literature review project on ecosystems.

Research question: How can pollution from inland waterways such as rivers contribute to the decay of the Great Barrier Reef, especially its 350 coral species?

Eye Exam for a Satellite

17 avril, 2013 - 06:02
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80913&src=eorss-iotd

NASAOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Researchers use ground and airborne instruments, as well as Landsat 7, to calibrate the imagery from the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.

Earth from Space

12 avril, 2013 - 06:01
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://spaceinvideos.esa.int/esalive

Originally Published by ESA Observing the Earth

– Join us Friday, 12 April, at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.

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