... scientists, unless we change the way we use water and increase "water productivity" (i.e. more crop ... , we cannot afford to neglect the provision and improved productivity of water for agriculture. There are potential solutions. Better ...
... could be steep to an energy company. "If one major deep-water production platform is destroyed, you're ... at all-time highs this year, U.S. oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has a direct impact on gasoline ...
... food production, Criss says. In many areas, especially the West, this is being done by "mining" ground water to irrigate ... and another one is drilled. Ground water production leads to dropping water levels in many places and subsidence ...
... the various costs and benefits involved in solar hot-water production. They have compared solar hot-water production per liter with electrical energy approaches and found that solar heating is 57 percent ...
... , or yield per unit of water used), also known as crop water productivity, can be improved through irrigation ... yield decline). Thus, WUE is key for agricultural production with limited water resources. Policymakers ...
... to evaluate and demonstrate the feasibility of water production from different source waters. "We believe systems such as the M3 ... the ability to sustain agricultural productivity in the region." Cohen's team is working with water agencies and industries ...
... technology demonstrator was designed as a deployable high water production unit more easily transported by the military ... , we would get only 200 gallons product water. These new systems will likely double that." Michelle ...
... loss is equally distributed between increased iceberg production, driven by acceleration of Greenland's fast-flowing outlet glaciers, and increased melt water production at the ice sheet surface. Recent ...
... connections may have promoted the increased surface water productivity evidenced by the abundance of planktonic fossils preserved in the sediment cores of this age. "Increased productivity would have drawn carbon dioxide down ...
... , and sponsored by the Energy Foundation, these reports explore the production and use of biofuels from an ecological perspective. Biofuels are liquid ... biomass, including balancing energy demands with water production, wildlife habitats and carbon sequestration ...
... plant, a dam is constructed to store the seasonal water for power generation," explains Singal. Some dams ... for other purposes -- such as flood mitigation, irrigation, and drinking water production. "These dams are not constructed for power generation ...
NASA has announced the successful activation of new hardware that will support water production services aboard the International Space Station.
... dramatic increases in both reductions in salt and water production. "That's a remarkable accomplishment and one we are proud to publish," said Mitra. Another advantage is that the new process can facilitate ...
... . 14 to Dec. 15. Surprisingly, the comet's water production in 1997 was three times the amount ... seven times on Sept. 17 -- at a time when water production was only gently increasing. "Analysis of all this data ...
... of heat transfer in a powerplant condenser, or the rate of water production in a desalination plant. With this new treatment, "drops can glide on the surface," Varanasi says, floating like ...
