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Environmental Systems & Societies: Water

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PowerKnowledge: Life Sciences This link opens in a new window
Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Elementary, Middle, and High School Level Encyclopedia, Videos, Websites
Core Concepts: Biology This link opens in a new window
PowerKnowledge: Earth & Space Science This link opens in a new window
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World This link opens in a new window
National Geographic This link opens in a new window
Great for images!
Full archives
Ebooks
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Science Journal This link opens in a new window Subscription to current and archives issues of: Science Science Advances Science Immunology Science Robotics Science Signaling Science Translational Medicine

Latest Environmental News...

How Climate Change is Melting, Drying and Flooding Earth — in Pictures
Nature. 26 Sept 2019
How Did a Virus From the Atlantic Infect Mammals in the Pacific?
NY Times. Nov 9 2019
In Australia Wildfires, Scenes Of Smoke, Sparks And Chaos
NPR 1 Jan 2020
The Lost Decade: How We Awoke To Climate Change Only To Squander Every Chance To Act
HuffPost 30 December 2019
NASA, NOAA Maps Reveal Terrifying Trends in Global Temperature
Inverse Jan 15 2020
One Thing You Can Do: Talk to Your Children About Climate Change
NY Times. Oct 9m 2019
On Hemp, Bidets, and Bamboo: All Your Questions About Toilet Paper Answered
Fact sheet from the NRDC. Sept 2019
Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows
NY Times. 29 October 2019. You HAVE to see these images--Bangkok, southern Vietnam, Mumbai, Shanghai...
These 3 Supertrees can Protect Us From Climate Collapse. But Can We Protect Them?
Vox. Dec.12, 2019
What The U.N. Is Doing To Counter Zimbabwe's Food Crisis
NPR 2 Jan 2020
The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns
New York Times. 25 September 2019

Water Threats

Climate Change is a Threat and an Opportunity for Water and Sanitation
Devex
Dead Frogs and Oil Spills: Reconciling Kuczynski’s Promise of Clean Water with Peru’s Recurring Industrial Pollution Incidents
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Desert 'Fog Catchers' Make Water Out of Thin Air
CNN
Harnessing Bacteria to Fight Ocean Pollution
Harvard. Students’ synthetic biology project claims gold at international competition.
Hawai'i Researchers Link Quality of Coastal Groundwater with Reef Degradation on Maui
Phys.org
Hydrogeology
A U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory Managed by the University of California Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Infographic: Threats to Water From Source to Tap
Engineering.com
Producing Tobacco with Environment in Mind
The Herald, Zimbabwe
Reforming Chile’s Water Code
Patagon Journal
UN Water
United Nations
Water Scarcity
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
World Leaders Wade into Water to Fight Climate Change
CBC Canada

Videos to Watch

Country Facts & Figures

CIA World Factbook
Search country by drop down menu on right and then scroll down for categories
Gapminder
IndexMundi
Contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources. You can explore and analyze thousands of indicators organized by region, country, topic, industry sector, and type."
Nationmaster
Statistics. Search by Categories, Countries A-Z, Top Stats, Groups
World Bank: Topics
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Government Reports & Statistics?

Example: I need energy statistics for Thailand!

To find governmental reports search by country domain site:

In search box: (wind or solar) power site:.th

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