The dams are full for now—but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable
When Australia last went into El Niño, we had water supply issues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
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When Australia last went into El Niño, we had water supply issues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
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As researchers around the world race against time to develop new strategies and technologies to fight climate change, a team of scientists at the University of Houston is exploring one possible way to directly reduce the ...
Sep 11, 2023
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The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.
Jul 4, 2023
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Over the last year, the world's energy market has been highly volatile. The warmer-than-average winter in Europe helped avoid a gas crisis this year, but the forecast for the next winter is unclear as instabilities persist. ...
Jan 23, 2023
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An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth's oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the first to suggest ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Less than six months after rejecting a proposal for a major desalination plant in Huntington Beach, the California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved plans for a different, smaller project in Orange County they say could ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable water sources as their local supplies become less reliable. In the U.S., the issue is especially pressing in California, which is coping with ...
Sep 22, 2022
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High-performing water filtration systems—necessary for reducing water scarcity—can also reduce cost and energy consumption, a new Northwestern University-led analysis finds.
Sep 12, 2022
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A battle is brewing in South-East Queensland over water. Despite heavy rains and flooding, the water supply authority, Seqwater, has flagged the need to find more water sources to keep up with urban growth.
Sep 1, 2022
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For centuries, people have been trying to divine freshwater from the ocean. Ships in the 16th century carried small distilleries that could be used in the event of an emergency to boil seawater. But trying to do this on a ...
Feb 18, 2022
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