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Satellite image of the Nile Delta
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Tracking Heavy Metal Accumulation in the Nile Delta

by Benjamin Sulman 22 March 202321 March 2023

Sediment measurements show that flow alterations and discharges are driving increasing concentrations of multiple heavy metals in the Nile Delta, threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human health.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Suivie de l’accumulation des métaux lourds dans le Delta du Nil

by Benjamin Sulman 22 March 202321 March 2023

Les analyses de sédiments montrent que la réutilisation de l’eau non traitée et la construction de barrages entraînent l’augmentation des concentrations de métaux lourds dans le Delta du Nil, menaçant gravement les écosystèmes, l’agriculture et la santé humaine.

Water flooding and flowing down an empty street
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How to Build a Climate-Resilient Water Supply

by Rachel Fritts 9 February 20231 March 2023

Scientists developed a new model to help water utility companies minimize weather-based disruptions to clean water access.

Una pila de carbón sin procesar es fotografía desde arriba. La imagen está en tonos grises y negros y está más iluminada en el centro que en las orillas.
Posted inNews

Sedimentos lacustres registran el legado del carbón de Carolina del Norte

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 February 20238 February 2023

Los lagos contaminados con cenizas de carbón se encuentran en áreas residenciales y recreativas, provocando preocupaciones por la salud de los residentes locales y los ecosistemas.

Un diagrama mostrando varios ciclos del agua en la Tierra. Se pueden observar en azul los reservorios del agua como los ríos, nubes, océanos y lagos.
Posted inNews

Este no es el ciclo del agua que conociste en tu infancia

by Jenessa Duncombe 27 October 202217 March 2023

El USGS (servicio geológico de los EE.UU.) acaba de sacar un diagrama del ciclo del agua completamente renovado, con los humanos como protagonistas.

A pile of unprocessed coal briquettes is photographed from above. The image is in shades of gray and black and is more illuminated in the center than along the edges.
Posted inNews

Lake Sediments Record North Carolina’s Coal Legacy

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 October 20228 February 2023

Coal ash–polluted lakes are in residential and recreational areas, invoking concern for the health of local residents and ecosystems.

Diagram showing various water cycles on Earth.
Posted inNews

Not Your Childhood Water Cycle

by Jenessa Duncombe 13 October 202228 October 2022

The USGS just debuted a complete remaking of the water cycle diagram—with humans as headliners.

Researchers Roman Sidortsov and Timothy Scarlett stand in the snowy weather looking at a historical map of a mine site.
Posted inNews

Can Decommissioned Mines Become Green Power Generators?

by Sarah Derouin 29 September 202229 September 2022

A new report supports the idea that underground mines can be transformed into energy storage facilities, adding the possibility of on-demand, carbon-free power to energy grids.

Landsat image of the Bangweulu wetlands in northern Zambia.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Monitoring the Health of Our Planet using Earth Observations

by Argyro Kavvada 8 September 202230 September 2022

A new book explores how Earth science knowledge addresses critical global challenges including sustainable development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change.

An image of a lagoon in the Pletera marsh area.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Accumulate Above the Water Table

by Rachel Fritts 24 August 202224 August 2022

PFAS pose a public health risk, but there are major gaps in our knowledge of how these chemicals move through the ground.

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