seawater
Louisiana panel blocks new water wells over salt concerns
State regulators rejected three new wells amid concerns that more pumping could cause underground saltwater to contaminate Baton Rouge-area drinking water — despite arguments that the extra capacity is needed.
Arizona, low on water, weighs taking it from the sea. In Mexico
New carbon capture technology can turn carbon into baking soda
A new study details a method of direct carbon capture that takes the atmospheric CO2 and transforms it into baking soda, which could then safely be stored in seawater.
Climate change and rising seas threaten Egypt's breadbasket
Situated on Egypt’s northern coast on the Mediterranean, the Nile River Delta is one of the world’s three most vulnerable hot-spots to climate change impacts, including rising sea levels
Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people's water needs
Israel to salvage Sea of Galilee
Israel, a leader in making seawater drinkable, plans to pump excess output from its desalination plants into the Sea of Galilee, depleted by overuse and threatened by climate change.
Warming seawater will push Antarctic krill farther south
Rising ocean temperatures will alter the distribution and life cycles of Antarctic krill in the coming decades, according to a new study led by the University of Tasmania.