Water is crucial for life on Earth, and its distribution across the surface determines where people can live. The availability of water is an active concern of many citizens in the western United States, who have seen firsthand the impacts of drought in recent years. Mountain snowpack, which supplies much of the water in Colorado and states reliant on Colorado River water, is expected to decrease as the climate warms. In the past, we have built large infrastructure projects to move water to supply our cities and farms. Today we need to look to innovative technologies to help address the water challenges of the present and future.
This premier of the Worldviews Network was designed to plunge audiences into a national conversation about local and global water issues using the immersive technology of Denver’s Gates Planetarium. Typically the Planetarium is used to study space, but its capabilities were used to catalyze a discussion about interconnected Earth systems and environmental science.
This event originally took place at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s Gates Planetarium (Denver, CO) on May 24, 2011. It was simulcast live to The Journey Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota; RENCI/NEMAC in Asheville, North Carolina; California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco; and Como Elementary School in St. Paul as a nationwide conversation about water with scientists and other experts. In the Gates Planetarium, geologist Bob Raynolds, PhD, and space scientist Ka Chun Yu, PhD, explained the planetary processes that affect water supplies around the world and in the American West.
Explore A Global Water Story on your own in this interactive Google Earth tour. Learn about innovative strategies people are doing to conserve precious freshwater resources and how you can make a difference.
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Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth’s water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and discusses who is using it and to what ends.
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How much water does it take to make one latte? We can do more using less of our natural resources, right now.
For World Water Day 2008, we look at the planet’s water, how it’s being used, and the increasing strains on this vital resource. Drink up!
Of all the water on this blue planet of ours, only 3% of it is freshwater. And this precious, life-giving resource has seen a decline of 35% in the species that live within its realm since 1970. We must use water more wisely. We must make better use of the bounties and services that it provides.
Water specialists Rick Allen, Bill Kramber and Tony Morse have created an innovative satellite-based method that maps agricultural water consumption. The team uses Landsat thermal band data to measure the amount of water evaporating from the soil and transpiring from plants leaves. Evapotranspiring water absorbs energy, so farm fields consuming more water appear cooler in the thermal band. The Landsat observations provide an objective way for water managers to assess on a field-by-field basis how much water agricultural growers are using. Landsat is a joint program of NASA and the US Geological Survey.
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Celebrate World Water Day!
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how simple daily choices can reduce your water use. A GOOD Transparency video.
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Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth’s water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and discusses who is using it and to what ends.
(video here)
How much water does it take to make one latte? We can do more using less of our natural resources, right now.
For World Water Day 2008, we look at the planet’s water, how it’s being used, and the increasing strains on this vital resource. Drink up!
Of all the water on this blue planet of ours, only 3% of it is freshwater. And this precious, life-giving resource has seen a decline of 35% in the species that live within its realm since 1970. We must use water more wisely. We must make better use of the bounties and services that it provides.
Water specialists Rick Allen, Bill Kramber and Tony Morse have created an innovative satellite-based method that maps agricultural water consumption. The team uses Landsat thermal band data to measure the amount of water evaporating from the soil and transpiring from plants leaves. Evapotranspiring water absorbs energy, so farm fields consuming more water appear cooler in the thermal band. The Landsat observations provide an objective way for water managers to assess on a field-by-field basis how much water agricultural growers are using. Landsat is a joint program of NASA and the US Geological Survey.
here video...
Celebrate World Water Day!
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how simple daily choices can reduce your water use. A GOOD Transparency video.
here video...
The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!
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