Environment
Environment
After the Hurricane Comes the Deluge on South Carolina Coast
Sep 25, 2018 Nearly two weeks after Florence made landfall 110 miles up the coast, record flooding is expected where five rivers converge in and near Georgetown. An evacuation has been ordered.Florence Death Toll at 15 as Floods Surge
Sep 15, 2018 Tens of thousands are ordered evacuated from North Carolina communities as rivers are projected to burst their banks and roads to Wilmington are cut off.
Pollution Is Turning Rivers Into Sources of Disease and Death
Sep 24, 2016 Human destruction of wilderness areas has added to the pollution that puts millions of people on three continents at risk of waterborne diseases.
Glacier Loss Raises High Concern Over Water Supplies
Jun 3, 2015 Massively increased ice melt in the high Himalayas because of climate change could seriously jeopardize the flow of water for billions of people in Asia.
Heat and Drought Pose Threat to U.S. Power Supplies
May 24, 2015 Global warming will leave people in the Western states of the U.S. exposed to increasingly extreme temperatures that could seriously affect electricity generation.
Air Pollution Compounds Effects of Climate Change
Oct 13, 2014 Reduced monsoon rainfall and increased river flow are two extremes that new research has linked to man-made impacts on climate caused by air pollution.
Both Salmon and Hydropower Can Thrive
Oct 13, 2013 Scientists have produced a handbook that shows how better river management can mean more breeding success for migratory fish and more electricity from a vital source of renewable energy.
More Than Half of U.S. Rivers in Trouble
Mar 27, 2013 More than half of the country's rivers and streams are unable to support healthy populations of aquatic insects and other creatures, a survey of nearly 2,000 locations by the Environmental Protection Agency reported Tuesday.
Politicians Fined for Environmental Negligence
Oct 29, 2009 An Argentine court has fined the country's environmental secretary and two politicians for failing to clean up the polluted Riachuelo River that winds through Buenos Aires, a move unique and commendable for its accountability of politicians to citizens' concerns.
