Most of us can hold our breath for between 30 and 90 seconds. A few minutes without oxygen can be fatal, so we have an involuntary reflex to breathe. The post The Science Behind Freediver Vitomir Maričić’s 29-Minute World Record For Holding His Breath Underwater appeared first on Study Finds.| Study Finds
I am a semi-retired water resources civil engineer. I ended up on a panel at Seattle Worldcon 2025 about the Lake Washington Ship Canal, titled “Lowering the Lake: Seattle’s Marine Engineering Marvel”. I can’t remember if I just applied to be on this panel or if I was asked to be on it. Either way, […]| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
Dam crises and failures in California and Nevada shed light on an aging American infrastructure.| www.nytimes.com
Can you run the hot water from the washing machine faucet through a regular garden hose ? And then use a y connector to control the temperature through the flow control valves ?| Recent Questions - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
Apologies for the non-technical expressions, I am not a native English speaker. I have the following embedded water flush: The problems with that water flush are the following: it usually flushes fine (90% of the time) sometimes, when full, the blocking mechanism does not work and the water keeps on flowing (1/5 cases of the remaining 10%) usually the water influx stops, then after a moment a tiny stream of water sips, with a faint sound of water (4/5 of cases of the remaining 10%) sometimes,...| Recent Questions - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
Universal access to safe water and sanitation is increasingly out of reach…| Climate & Capitalism
The water we drink today has traversed an astounding journey through time. The water cycle ensures this precious resource continually refreshes and sustains life. With just a tiny fraction available for us, conserving water through mindful practices is crucial for future generations and our planet's health. Read on to explore how the water a dinosaur once drank could be the same water you're drinking today!| Earthwise: Environmental Services Resources
The public is letting Trump’s EPA know they expect it to do its job by protecting us from the climate crisis.| Earthjustice
A multi-university team evaluates impacts on water supply, wastewater, recycled water, and affordability. Source| UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
In Herve, a town between Liège (Belgium) and Aachen (Germany), a brick building with 7 arches covers the town’s main water source. It is located below the town centre. The building was built in 1894. It replaced the old woollen washhouse dating from 1783, which had only two wells. Despite the relocation of the textile industry to the Vesdre Valley in the 19th century, the growth of the population and the need for water led to conflicts between users. In order to solve the problem, the wate...| Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
We read a very scary list toward the end of the Bible in the book of Revelation: “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the […] The post Come to the Waters, Seek His Face appeared first on GGWO Church Baltimore.| GGWO Church Baltimore
Cecilia Scharp (Unicef): “We moeten sneller en daadkrachtiger optreden” Voor een kwart van de wereldbevolking is de kraan open draaien om je handen te wassen of een glaasje water te drinken niet vanzelfsprekend. Ook al werd er de afgelopen tien jaar veel vooruitgang geboekt, nog steeds worden miljarden mensen ziek of raken ze sociaal geïsoleerd … Lees meer| Nieuw Wij
Chris Waterfield, Carbon and Water Woodland Advisor, explores how woodlands and water work together in our fight against climate change during this year’s #WorldWaterWeek.| forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk
Without community acceptance, even the most helpful or modern technology cannot succeed. In La Orejuela, local leadership redefined household water meters, turning them into a mechanism that strengthens equity and benefits the entire community. Since 2013, the community’s water committee has managed services for 115 households using meters at every household to promote fairness and… The post Meters that Matter appeared first on Green Empowerment .| Green Empowerment
Iran’s Lake Urmia, once the Middle East’s largest saltwater lake, has shrunk by 90 percent due to mismanagement, dams, and drought. As Tehran pour| Green Prophet
The false post uses an AI-generated news report, while the supposed registration links lead to an online shopping platform| RAPPLER
NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE RIO PUERCO AND THE RIO GRANDE – The broad delta where the Rio Puerco meets the Rio Grande in central New Mexico has never been a great place to live, though people …| jfleck at inkstain
Pack your bags, gather your crew, and get ready to discover why Skagit Valley is the ultimate destination for unforgettable family summer fun. The post Summer Activities appeared first on Visit Skagit Valley.| Visit Skagit Valley
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. The Dog Days of Summer are behind us according to the calendar, but the dog days last through mid-September for Lola and Sophie.🐾🐾…| Home is Where the Boat Is
After the workshop organised in 2021 at the Augustinerkloster in Erfurt, Sara Keller edited a volume entitled Accessing Water in the South Asian City. The book published by Primus and released this August contains an introduction by Sara Keller and 9 chapters in a broad range of disciplines by Julia A.B. Hegewald, Julia Shaw, Jutta Jain-Neubauer, Nicolas Morelle, Padma Sunder Joshi, Prakhar Vidyarthi, Akil Amiraly, Heather O’Leary and Laura Verdelli...| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
At 404 Media, Matthew Gault was first to spot a press release from the UK's National Drought Group offering a list of things we can do to save water. The meetin| net.wars
A major water storage project for California moved ahead this month with the approval of additional funding to offset added costs. The Sites Reservoir project received a funding increase of nearly $219 million from the California Water Commission to balance expected cost increases due to inflation and resulting higher construction costs. Sites Reservoir is a […]| Advocacy – California Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin regulators can require large livestock farms to obtain permits seeking to prevent manure spills, a state appeals court has ruled. Wisconsin DNR can require CAFO permits to protect water, appeals court rules is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
New Mexico, Texas and Colorado announced proposed settlements to reduce groundwater pumping along the river.| Chico Enterprise-Record
Find out how to see if you’re at risk and how to replicate our work.| Inside Climate News
The video entitled "Start to Finish: What Happens When You Use a Shovel to Connect a River to the Ocean", posted by Blair Conklin, has 74 million views, and 27 thousand comments. In it, a trench is dug with a shovel, something any kid could do. We are led to believe it becomes this, I'm skeptical any of this real. If it is, rad. But I can't believe you can get from that trench to those rapids with any reasonable body of water.| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
Cool down with refreshing Blackberry Mint Spa Water. This recipe is so simple to make any day and calls for easy to find ingredients. Use this spa water recipe to stay hydrated throughout the summer and to enjoy a taste of some favorite seasonal flavors The post Blackberry Mint Spa Water appeared first on The Speckled Palate.| The Speckled Palate
Peach Lemonade is a refreshing, sweet and balanced drink to sip all summer long. You need peach simple syrup and a few other ingredients.| The Speckled Palate
Streamflows on the Western Slope have plummeted over the last month, sending water managers scrambling to boost flows for endangered fish and ranking it among the driest years in recent history.| Aspen Journalism
Water is a "blue thread" connecting human rights, the SDGs, and the three Rio Conventions on climate, biodiversity, and land. Embedding water resilience into urban planning is not optional; it is essential for climate-smart, inclusive, and livable cities, and local and regional governments are already delivering. Explore how we are supporting them to step up to the challenge and scale their impact.| CityTalk
Millions of families across the globe still draw their daily water from rivers, lakes, or untreated surface sources.| Morocco World News
Learning how to read a water meter to monitor water use is one of the easiest ways to track your household’s water habits, detect leaks, and save money. Your water... The post How to Read a Water Meter to Monitor Household Water Use appeared first on Enviroquest.| Enviroquest
Why is my well water brown all of a sudden? Contamination in the water, heavy rain, the water level drops, or the well has collapsed.| Enviroquest
During these terrifying and difficult times, MECA's team in Gaza is still working After a temporary ceasefire, Israel is dropping bombs on hungry, sick, and traumatized children in Gaza. You’re reading this on the fifth day of Israel's renewed bombings and the 20th day of Israel’s complete blockade of all aid going into Gaza. [...]| Middle East Children's Alliance
MECA's Amal Abu Moaliqe writes about going back to Rafah during the temporary ceasefire to see what people need and how MECA can help. After her visit, we began sending clean water by truck to the areas she visited where families are sheltering in their destroyed homes or tents. When we were forced to evacuate Rafah| Middle East Children's Alliance
At the request of LRE, scientists will pick a day this fall to take water quality samples and flow measurements at points along the entire length of the creek to better understand the sources of contamination. The post ‘You need to have a fair bit of data’ appeared first on Aspen Journalism.| Aspen Journalism
Alert Inkstain reader Rolf asked in the comments of last weekend’s post for a version of the above graph – number of days of low flow at the Central Avenue Bridge – with a threshold above zero. I usually set the threshold at 25, because our experience in the last two drying episodes – 2022 ...Continue reading ‘New Mexico’s Dry Middle Rio Grande: More Data Visualizations’ »| jfleck at inkstain
I spent some time this morning crunching numbers, trying to make numerical sense of how bad this year is on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande. We keep saying it’s only the second time the Rio Grande has dried through Albuquerque since the 1980s, but that felt insufficient. Some data visualization experiments: By this measure – ...Continue reading ‘Driest on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande since when? 1972? 1964?’ »| jfleck at inkstain
But look! here come more crowds, pacing straight for the water, and seemingly bound for a dive. Strange! Nothing will content them but the extremest limit of the land; loitering under the shady lee of yonder warehouses will not suffice. No. They must get just as nigh the water as they possibly can without falling ...Continue reading ‘138,000 cfs’ »| jfleck at inkstain
If you have ever been to modern San Marcial, New Mexico – or what is left of it – the notion of an 86-pound catfish requires some explanation. The spot where D.C. George hooked his record catfish is today ragged scrubland. But for a brief, shining, extremely odd period of time in the 1940s and ...Continue reading ‘The 86-pound catfish of Lake San Marcial’ »| jfleck at inkstain
University of Arizona economist Bonnie Colby on why the enduring opposition to water transfers out of agriculture goes beyond price: This is not surprising given third party economic effects when i…| jfleck at inkstain
With the latest Bureau of Reclamation model runs highlighting the serious risks posed by the declining reservoir levels that Utah State’s Jack Schmidt has been warning about, there are signs …| jfleck at inkstain
Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.| The American Prospect
Scarborough South Bay and its beach are one of England’s best-loved seaside destinations. Families, holidaymakers and locals all flock to its sandy shores each summer. But behind the scenes, the Environment Agency (EA) is leading a major effort with partners …| Creating a better place
Hello Lamp Post-driven QR signage being put up at Combe Martin in Devon Valuable new information about how and when people use popular bathing waters has become available, ten months after AI-powered signage was launched at pilot sites around England. …| Creating a better place
The latest draft plan for managing the Bay-Delta system continues to include a California Chamber of Commerce-supported option that balances the diverse needs of urban, agricultural and environmental water uses while preventing reduced water supplies for the state. The draft update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan was released on July 24 by the State […] The post Updated Plan for Bay-Delta System Balances Needs of State Water Users appeared first on CalChamber Alert.| CalChamber Alert
Stemflow hydrodynamics offers rich physics that seeks to describe water and matter cycling within the atmosphere-biosphere-geosphere with implications for water resources planning.| Eos
This Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (NDA) deals with the setting of dietary reference values for water for specific age groups. Adequate Intakes (AI) have been defined derived from a combination of observed intakes in population groups with desirable osmolarity values of urine and desirable water volumes per energy unit consumed. The reference values for total water intake include water from drinking water, beverages of all kind, and from food moistur...| European Food Safety Authority
It’s common advice to drink more water for energy, appetite control and clearer skin – but researchers have now demonstrated that hydration plays an even deeper role in health. It influences how our bodies react, hormonally, to stress, keeping cortisol in check and in turn lowering the risk of many…| New Atlas
Katherine Rinne— A Roman friend who spent his childhood near the Trevi Fountain says that when he was a boy in the late 1950s, the Trevi, and its piazza, was... READ MORE The post Fountains and Flattery appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
The US miner has held back findings that it drilled near Cockatoo nesting trees and has had its plans for protecting Perth's water supply rejected.| Boiling Cold
Using data from Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS), researchers developed a new algorithm to better monitor reservoir water levels in the contiguous U.S. The post Mapping Reservoirs for Better Water Management first appeared on Landsat Science.| Landsat Science
This strawberry lemonade recipe is the only way you’ll make the classic summer beverage. A refreshing drink with fresh strawberries and lemons that keeps you wanting more with every sip. This recipe makes a batch, perfect for a party or a family dinner. This homemade strawberry lemonade recipe creates a simple, homemade drink that offers a healthier […] The post Strawberry Lemonade Recipe appeared first on Valentina's Corner.| Valentina's Corner
Rio Grande and Conejos River record lowest flows since cycle of drought years began in 2002| Alamosa Citizen
How to get started snorkeling with kids, featuring tips, gear recommendations, safety advice, and fun beginner ideas.| RUN WILD MY CHILD
European data centres using water cooling consume an average of 26 million litres per megawatt of power each year.| The Stack
Maybe you don’t need to delete your cat pics after all.| The Stack
Kinetic Sand Slime is fun to make and play with. It has the texture of sand, but you can play with it like slime. We have a blast creating new slime recipes and Kinetic Sand Slime is one of our favorites. The texture is a little different from Elmer’s Glue Slime and feels more like… The post Kinetic Sand Slime appeared first on One Crazy Mom.| One Crazy Mom
Our 2025 students shine with research opportunities and mentorship. Source| UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
A broad coalition of the Arizona business community coalition is cheering the announcement that a new interstate natural gas pipeline would be coming to the state. Industry advocates say the project, which is to be constructed, owned, and operated by Transwestern Pipeline Company, is essential to providing Arizona with the enhanced natural gas capacity necessary […] The post Arizona business community cheers new interstate natural gas pipeline, says new infrastructure essential to support g...| Chamber Business News
image from The Carta Marina of Olaus Magnus, 1539. Hello, LWON community! I’m new to the blog, and I’m thrilled to be included in this excellent company of writers and readers. I hope you’ll enjoy my first post. ——— Lauren drew her feet up slowly from the water and gave me a look somewhere between worry […]| The Last Word On Nothing
A new Arizona law signed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs Monday is meant to increase the state’s housing supply while conserving groundwater.| KJZZ
02/22/2024 Creating Digital Resilience With Weather Data Automated Weather Data Dashboards Help Scottish Water Plan for the Impacts of Severe Weather Events As weather conditions directly impact the water industry, Scottish Water heavily relies on weather data for a range of operational needs. In this article, discover how the company is using the Meteomatics Weather API to build automated PowerBI dashboards, resulting in more efficient and time-saving reporting and analysis. Scottish Water S...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
10/30/2023 Meteomatics Partners With Purecontrol for Smarter Sewage Management and Environmental Conservation Purecontrol offers an AI-based system designed to analyze performance, anticipate needs and automate operations for water companies. In this use case, learn how Purecontrol integrates weather data from Meteomatics to forecast the impact of precipitation on sewage networks, resulting in an expected reduction in untreated water discharges into the environment of up to 70%. Purecontrol's...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/01/2023 Meteomatics Supports Anglian Water to Get River Positive The water company utilizes Meteomatics’ weather data to track and predict how weather events impact its key infrastructure. In this use case, learn how our precipitation data is helping Anglian Water analyze its storm overflow data and investigate its compliance with the goal of preventing events such as pollutions, leakage and water quality incidents. Anglian Water: Supplying Water and Water Recycling Services to Seven Mil...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
Officials need to plan for bad — but not the worst — scenarios when it comes to the Colorado River Basin, experts say.| The Colorado Sun
As presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet to negotiate Ukraine’s future, Ukrainians themselves are racing to fix vital infrastructure destroyed in Russia’s 2022 invasion. In just five months, one… The post Contractor restores water to Ukrainian city in five-month sprint appeared first on Global Construction Review.| Global Construction Review
The last couple of days rip currents are in the news in the Netherlands, because it's the summer holidays, hot weather, and there was a recent casualty. And maybe because it's silly season? There was an item in the news broadcast yesterday evening that the rip currents are strongest in August because of the position of sun and moon. And today the claim was repeated in an article about a training how to swim with rip currents on one of the most popular news websites. Rip currents occur 365 day...| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
A conversation with Rob de Laet, project lead of Cooling the Climate and co-author of the book Cooling the Climate: How to Revive the Biosphere and Cool the Earth Within 20 Years. The science is pretty clear and getting clearer by the day: water cools the planet. The more living, healthy vegetation we have on this planet, predominately perennials and thus trees, agroforestry systems and healthy forests, the cooler the climate is and the less extreme weather events occur. Living plants liter...| Investing in regenerative agriculture
Top Causes of Water Damage in Homes & How to Prevent Them Water damage can lead to thousands of dollars in repair costs each year. Fortunately, many common causes of water and flood damage can be prevented with some basic knowledge and proactive measures. Here are the top causes of water damage in homes and ... Read more| Water Damage Restoration & Flood Cleanup Certified Restoration Inc.
8 Tips To Protect Your Home from Water Damage During Heavy Rainfall in San Diego Heavy rainfall can pose significant risks to homeowners in San Diego, leading to water damage and costly repairs. Understanding how to prevent and manage these issues is crucial for safeguarding your property. In this post, we’ll explore effective strategies to ... Read more| Water Damage Restoration & Flood Cleanup Certified Restoration Inc.
Your air conditioner may be causing water damage in your home. Here are some tips to protect your home from flooding, mold, and water damage.| Certified Restoration Inc.
We understand your frustration & your concerns, we wanted to explain why it happens, because it is not as bad as it may look! The brown colour in your tap water isn’t due to soil or contamination. It’s caused by a naturally occurring mineral called Manganese, which interacts with our water treatment process and […] The post Why is my tap water brown? appeared first on District of Invermere.| District of Invermere
Despite the climate crisis driving more bouts of devastating heat, too much of the world remains poorly prepared. Nuzhat Nueary introduces new Oxfam/FCDO research that looks at the links between extreme heat and water scarcity and highlights glaring gaps in humanitarian response.| Views & Voices
A growing dual crisis of public health and environmental devastation is unfolding in the Amazon rainforest. Over the past decade, a surge in illegal and unregulated gold mining has had the unexpected side effect of leading to a sharp rise in malaria cases, disproportionately affecting Indigenous communities across the Guiana Shield.| Rainforest Foundation US
What was once a concrete dumpsite in the drought-stricken southwest became a four-acre oasis, known as La Mancha Wetlands, along the Rio Grande near Las Cruces. The La Mancha Restoration Project, a vision of Kevin Bixby who then lead Southwest Environmental Center, took years of planning, permitting, fundraising and hard work to come to fruition in 2010. It provides habitat for numerous species of waterfowl and other wetland dwellers. The post La Mancha Wetlands Restoration Project appeared f...| Rio Grande Chapter
Over the course of the last year and a half, the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter and Amigos Bravos, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center’s Tannis Fox, took part in a critical rulemaking for New Mexico’s clean water supply. A Water Quality Control Commission proceeding addressed whether to prohibit the discharge of “produced water” ...| Rio Grande Chapter
Phoenix is set to receive nearly $180 million in federal funding to help build a new advanced water purification facility — a project city leaders say is critical to both economic growth and long-term water resilience.| KJZZ
As we launch this year’s farm winter ready campaign, with a very dry spring passed and many areas of the country in drought, a wet winter may not be at the forefront of our minds. But time never stands still, …| Creating a better place
By Stuart Allen (Environment Agency Principal Scientist) with Dr Gemma Coxon (University of Bristol) and Dr Glenn Watts (UKCEH) England has just emerged from its driest spring in 132 years. Summer has seen little relief, with back-to-back heatwaves and drought …| Creating a better place
Peach Simple Syrup is the perfect sweetener for lemonade, mocktails, cocktails and more during summertime. All you need are 3 ingredients!| The Speckled Palate
Wastewater treatment plants are a hidden source of greenhouse gas emissions, releasing methane, nitrous oxide, and fossil CO₂. A new study calls for| Green Prophet
When the first Landsat satellite launched in 1972, it posed the following question: could we manage our natural resources using remotely–sensed data? The answer, 53 years on, is a resounding “yes.” The post Celebrating 53 Years Since Landsat 1’s Launch first appeared on Landsat Science.| Landsat Science
21 July 2025 | PDF: https://issforum.org/to/jrt16-49 | Website: rjissf.org | X: @HDiplo Editor: Diane Labrosse Commissioning Editor: John Krige Production Editor: Christopher Ball Pre-Production Copy…| H-Diplo|RJISSF
5 tips for drinking water like a professional when you are on stage and giving a speech or a presentation.| Manner of speaking
Members of the state’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force, including the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Arizona Manufacturers Council, are seeking feedback from their associations’ memberships as part of the task force’s efforts to craft practical and evidence-based recommendations to protect workers during Arizona’s extreme summer heat. The task force is seeking […] The post Business, labor, and safety leaders seek stakeholder input as part of heat task force appeared...| Chamber Business News
Arizona is welcoming back a powerhouse in commercial real estate and public policy leadership. Cheryl Lombard, a well-known figure in both state and national policy circles, has been named the new CEO of NAIOP Arizona, the state’s leading organization for commercial real estate development and advocacy. According to NAIOP’s announcement last Thursday, Lombard will officially […] The post Cheryl Lombard returns to lead NAIOP Arizona, bringing national policy experience back to the Grand ...| Chamber Business News
Learn more about caring for your lawn during water restrictions with smart watering, mowing, and drought-resistant strategies. The post How to Care for Your Lawn During Water Restrictions appeared first on Gecko Green Lawn Care & Pest Control.| Gecko Green Lawn Care & Pest Control
Go behind the scenes as Rachel Lowenberg, student Collections Assistant, helps digitize the Brunel Collection, featuring more than 60,000 marine invertebrates from the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Discover how art, science and data come together to bring these sea creatures to the world.| Canadian Museum of Nature
Despite the fact that 2024 was an extremely dry year, farmers in the Eastern Hungary Water Management Directorate requested less irrigation water than in the pr| English
If you're curious about the basics of fishing or just want to see what makes this hobby so rewarding, you’re in the right place. The post How to Start Fishing appeared first on CPAWS Manitoba.| CPAWS Manitoba
Federal and state efforts on lead are a promising sign. The post Good News from New Jersey for Trenton’s Historic Potteries Cleanup, Drinking Water first appeared on www.unleadedkids.org.| www.unleadedkids.org
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, July 29: We take a look at reactions across the European press following the newly agreed tariffs deal with Donald Trump. Will Europe be the big loser? Also, Iran's capital Tehran…| France 24
In a farming village tucked into Nicaragua’s dry corridor, 100 families are building their own access to clean, reliable drinking water, supported by our partnership with PS&S, a mid-sized engineering firm based in New Jersey. This collaboration represents a fresh approach to corporate social responsibility, where a mid-size firm can have a direct and meaningful…| Green Empowerment
The W&M community is living with, learning from and preventing devastating wildfires.| W&M News
The disaster adds to a growing body of evidence on the need for better wildfire water safety guidelines.| KUNC
For years, two tribes have pointed to the barely used, multimillion-dollar project near Durango to show tribal water access challenges in the Colorado River Basin| The Colorado Sun
River and shoreline pollution is “up there with small boats” in the public imagination.| New Statesman
