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Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity
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May 7, 5:26pm
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water, conservation, biodiversity, rivers
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/pues-rar050608.php
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Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change and the ecological impact of man-made structures like dams.
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Unholy water: Delhis rotting river - Asia, World - The Independent
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May 1, 11:20am
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india, water, pollution, river, unreal
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/unholy-water-delhis-rotting-rive...
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On Delhi's sacred Yamuna River, beneath a wrought-iron bridge built by the British more than 100 years ago, the remains of the dead were falling on to the living.
From the footbridge - or else from the windows of passing cars and passenger trains - people were throwing bags containing human ashes and garlands of flowers. On the black stinking river below, children sitting astride homemade rafts waited for the bags to fall and then paddled quickly towards them, ripping them apart and collecting the polythene. Sometimes the bags broke open in mid-air, creating a cloud of ash and petals that fell on to those waiting below.
The Yamuna, which passes through Delhi, represents both a terrible irony and one of India's great unsung scandals. The largest tributary of the revered Ganges, the Yamuna is one of the country's most sacred rivers, and yet perhaps also its dirtiest. Hundreds of millions of pounds of public and private money has been spent on projects to clean the river and yet where it passes Delhi it is dark, stinking and lifeless - as dead as a handful of ashes. The water from which dozens of children were eagerly gathering plastic bags is officially rated as being fit only for industrial cooling.
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Bid to stop River Niger drying up
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Apr 30, 11:58am
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environment, africa, water, climate, rivers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7375109.stm
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Death on the Nile: new dams set to wipe out centuries of history - Africa, World…
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Apr 29, 12:01pm
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culture, environment, news, water, energy
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/death-on-the-nile-new-dams-set...
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It looks like a worthy aim for a country where the average income is under £1 per day, but it may be coming at a high cost. On 13 June last year, Sudanese security forces opened fire on a demonstration against the plans. The facts about the incident are hard to obtain because journalists have been prevented from reporting it. But according to eyewitnesses, several thousand largely Nubian protesters set out to march towards the dam company's administrative HQ, and found themselves blocked by soldiers at a narrow ravine.
Video footage shot by a local cameraman shows tear gas being fired and the crowd running through groves of date palm trees towards the Nile. Without warning, local people say the soldiers fired live rounds straight into the crowd. There was panic. By the end of the day, four people had been killed, and more than 20 seriously wounded. And the local Nubian opposition to Khartoum's hydroelectric scheme had hardened into active political resistance. "In the name of God, we will not keep quiet, even for a moment," said Osman Ibrahim, a local leader of the campaign, who witnessed the events. "We will resist and resist until the last drop of blood in our veins."
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Melting Andean Glaciers Could Leave 30 Million High and Dry
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Apr 28, 6:34pm
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culture, water, climate
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2008/2008-04-28-01.asp
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The Chacacltaya Glacier in May 2005 (Photo by Thomas Wilken)
Loss of glaciers in the Andes mountain range is threatening the water supply of 30 million people, and scientists say the lower altitude glaciers could disappear in 10 years.
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Project H Design
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Apr 25, 7:00pm
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health, culture, africa, water
http://www.projecthdesign.com/
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Sponsor a clean water system for a needy family. $25
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