Handprint thinking, a concept developed about a decade ago, is meant to complement ecological footprints and frame human actions in terms of how much good they can do to promote sustainability.
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Frequently Dry Waterways Still Contribute to Carbon Emissions
A new international collaboration found that dry inland waters—no matter where they were located—contributed significant global carbon dioxide emissions.
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El Sistema de Canales Preincaicos Usa Laderas Como Esponjas para Almacenar Agua
Así se preparan para un futuro más seco en la costa occidental de Perú, los investigadores están recurriendo a técnicas del pasado.
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Shaping Water Management with Planetary Boundaries
A new study uses the planetary boundaries concept to formulate an approach to water management that considers both global and local limits to water cycle modifications.
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Snowpack Data Sets Put to the Test
A new study compares the accuracy of three observation-based methods of calculating snow water equivalent, a key component in water management.
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Rastreando Los Misteriosos Manantiales Del Gran Cañón
Mejorar los modelos ayudará a proteger una fuente crucial de agua potable para ambos bordes del Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón.
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Researchers Quantify a Seeded Snowpack
In Idaho, three hour-long cloud-seeding events created the snow equivalent of about 282 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of water.
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Tracking the Grand Canyon’s Mysterious Springs
Improved modeling will help protect a crucial drinking water source for both rims of Grand Canyon National Park.
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Poor Water Management Implicated in Failure of Ancient Khmer Capital
Researchers used remote sensing technologies to map Koh Ker’s buried reservoir and calculate its capacity to hold water during the rainy season.
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Some Plans to Reverse Climate Change Could Double Water Use
Researchers say full-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies would lead to major changes in global usage of water, land, and energy.