Hidden lake may reveal what Antarctica was like before it froze

A newly discovered city-size lake might contain a history of the world's largest ice sheet in East Antarctica since its earliest beginnings.

Constantino Panagopulos-UT Austin • futurity
May 18, 2022 ~6 min

Warmer summers threaten Antarctica’s giant ice shelves because of the lakes they create

Melting lakes on ice shelves can widen cracks within them - new research shows how these lakes change across the world’s largest sheet.

Jennifer Arthur, PhD student in Cryospheric Remote Sensing, Durham University • conversation
April 21, 2022 ~6 min


Utah Lawmakers Consider Measures to Save Great Salt Lake

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 10, 2022 ~5 min

Turkey’s Lake Tuz Dries up Because of Climate Change, Farming Policies

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 30, 2021 ~3 min

Tiny swimming creatures can create currents in lake water – new research

Studies of Lake Windermere show how organisms moving in lakes help keep water layers fresh and reduce greenhouse gas production.

Martin Austin, Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2021 ~6 min

Tiny swimming creatures can create big currents in lake water – new research

Studies of Lake Windermere show how organisms moving in lakes help keep water layers fresh and reduce greenhouse gas production.

Martin Austin, Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2021 ~6 min

Avoiding water bankruptcy in the drought-troubled Southwest: What the US and Iran can learn from each other

Cities and farmers in the Southwest are resorting to unsustainable strategies to pull in more water. Iran has tried many of these strategies and shows how they can go wrong.

Kaveh Madani, Visiting Fellow, Yale University • conversation
Sept. 29, 2021 ~10 min

Scientists Make Genetic Map of Lake Trout

VOA Learning English • voa
Aug. 27, 2021 ~4 min


California is planning floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here's how they work

Some of the most powerful offshore wind sites are in water too deep for a standard wind turbines. Engineers found a way around the problem.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
July 14, 2021 ~6 min

California wants floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here's how they work

Some of the most powerful offshore wind sites are in water too deep for a standard wind turbines. Engineers found a way around the problem.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
July 14, 2021 ~6 min

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