Before there was water:

Here's a new video that shares an astrophysicist's perspective or how we're scientifically connected to the universe, water and all.    

Icelandic video maker celebrates water magic in "Vatn," Icelandic for "water." 

Japan Water Forum  provides a list of Water Issues including a chart showing the discrepancy between where world's water resources are and where needed.

How Many Liters of Water Does it Take to Make a Hamburger?     

2400 liters says the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization!  

Click here for an article on hidden water costs posted on The Nature Conservancy's website.     

Here Fidelity Investments pitches their smarts on water shortage  issues. The water cost per product data is slightly different from the U.N.'s.  

 
Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal Areas    

The New York Times reports on dramatic coastal flooding due to global warming.  While Florida may be worse off, several other states including the sinking Chesapeake Bay may be hit hard sooner than expected.  

This link provides information on a NOAA funded model for conducting Coastal Resiliency Workshops to plan for land use, storms and flooding.

Chesapeake Bay

Here's a recently posted series of aerial photographs of the Chesapeake Bay by Cameron Davidson. This  Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.  

Flag of Brazil

Upon completion, this Sao Paulo water reuse facility will free up enough drinking water to continuously supply a population of 350,000 inhabitants, with the potential capacity to reach 600,000.   WaterWorld discusses the application of Tertiary Membrane Bioreactor technology as part of the largest project of it's kind  in the Southern Hemisphere.  

Where's the Flotsom from the Japan Tsunami of a year ago?  

A Scientific American article says some 23 million metric tons of material, including pieces of buildings, washing machines, boats, and more went out to sea.  Some is floating towards parts unknown.  This March 26 Huffington Post article provides information on NOAA's tracking activity.  

Hydrometeorology  & Water Resource Management 

Here's a recent article on hydrometeorology and its implications for agriculture from Professor Pierre Gentine at Columbia Universities Water Center  (CWC).  Gentine is developing a new conceptual model to understand the daily cycle of clouds and precipitation over land.  

The new video "Deeper than Water" provides an overview of CWC's mission and work.   

More on Hydraulic Fracturing  

An Article In The Kansas City Star on Fracking Reports Possible Association with Air Pollution. Click Here.  

AllAfrica reports over 150 experts have recommended new export quotas for a variety of species and countries including seahorses from Southeast Asia, giant clams from the Pacific, sturgeons from the Caspian Sea, live dolphins from the Solomon Islands.