Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants ...
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Near-record nitrate levels in Des Moines, Iowa-area rivers threaten drinking water
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state’s capital city and ...
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Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere todayheadline
Rivers such as the Chuya in Russia can be a source of carbon dioxide and methaneParilov/Shutterstock Rivers around the world ...
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New pilot study detects faecal pollution marker in UK rivers
One of the water courses sampled in the study. A pilot study has reportedly succeeded in offering a better understanding ...
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Rivers Trust conference calls for action on algal blooms
The River Dart in Totnes (image credit: Phil Gayton, CC BY 2.0 license). The Rivers Trust Annual Conference in early ...
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Tijuana River ranked No. 2 among nation’s most endangered rivers
The Tijuana River has been plagued with raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana for decades, fouling beaches along the ...
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Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- After days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky, residents closely monitored waterways ...
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Swollen rivers flood towns in US South after dayslong deluge of rain
FRANKFORT, Kentucky -- Days of unrelenting heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 people worsened flooding as some ...
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Recycling more water would help fix Colorado River’s woes, report says
California isn’t recycling nearly enough water, according to a new report by UCLA researchers, who say the state should treat ...
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Earth’s storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it’s especially bad for farming
University of Melbourne hydrology professor Dongryeol Ryu and his collaborator Ki-Weon Seo were on a train to visit Ryu’s family ...
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