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 Huge Pipe Break 
 Traps DC-Area Drivers 

Boats used for rescue as 4-foot-deep, frigid water gushes around cars in Md. suburb

Dec 23, 08 9:46 AM CST
(AP) - Rescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save... More »

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water • motorists • flood • Bethesda, MD • rescue • Washington, DC • drivers • pipelines

'Dead Water' May Explain Drownings

Wave phenomenon
that slows ships may affect humans, too

Dec 18, 08 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Swimmers sometimes complain that water can be “evil,” but water is water, right? Wrong. So-called dead water—a naval phenomenon that happens when waves form between layers of warmer and cooler water, reducing a ship’s speed—may affect swimmers too, the New Scientist reports. And it might... More »

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water • science • swimming • drowning • science experiment

 10K in Zimbabwe 
 Hit by Cholera: UN 

Oppositions puts number higher

Nov 30, 08 3:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The UN says more than 400 Zimbabweans have died and 10,000 are ill as a result of cholera, the London Telegraph reports. But critics like opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai accuse the government of fudging even those high numbers, insisting that more than 500 have died and half a million... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • health • water • water borne illness • Cholera

 Saturn's Moon  
 Hints at Water 

High speeds strongly hint at liquid water's presence

Nov 26, 08 4:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Plumes of gas and dust firing off one of Saturn's moons are moving at speeds “hard to do without liquids,” astronomers say, strongly suggesting the presence of water and raising the possibility of the moon supporting life. As Enceladus continues “helpfully spewing out its innards,” evidence... More »

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NASA • space exploration • water • extraterrestrial life • Saturn • moons • Enceladus

UK Press Grinds Starbucks for Wasting Water

Firm vows change after tabloid claims chain uses 6.2M gallons daily

Oct 10, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks is abuzz as it tests new methods of spoon-cleaning, a reaction to a UK tabloid's report that the caffeine titan wastes 6.2 million gallons of water daily, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Every store leaves a tap running constantly, the Sun said; Starbucks confirmed the claim, explaining that the... More »

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environment • Starbucks • water • coffee • water shortage • British tabloids

 It's Snowing on Mars 

Phoenix lander can't tell whether wet stuff is reaching ground

Sep 30, 08 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Snow has been falling nightly in the Mars atmosphere for about a month now, giving scientists more reason to believe that life may have once existed in the red planet's polar regions. Lasers onboard the Phoenix lander have tracked icy snow falling for a mile from clouds drifting 2.5... More »

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NASA • water • Mars • science • space • Phoenix Mars Lander • snow

Safety of US
Tap Water Remains Murky

Consumers, experts worry over effect of drugs present in supply

Aug 19, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - As critics pan bottled water as wasteful and frivolous, many Americans are turning back to tap water—only to find a debate of equal concern waiting at their kitchen sinks. The Wall Street Journal examines the controversy over tap-water purity, and why many argue the federal government isn’t doing... More »

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water • chemicals • Environmental Protection Agency • impurities

 Marketing Coup:
 Just Add Water 

Consumers swallow claims of higher quality hook, line, and sinker

Jun 30, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A commodity that's widely available practically free is also on sale for thousands of times the actual cost, repackaged as a luxury item. It's transported around the country and even across the world, generating untold volumes of CO2. It's water, of course. The Washington Post looks at a marketing effort... More »

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water • marketing • Aquafina • drinking water • tap water

 Floods Breach
 Des Moines Levee 

Authorities call for mandatory evacuation of area

Jun 14, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Floodwaters breached a levee and a temporary barrier today near a residential neighborhood in Des Moines, forcing authorities to call for a mandatory evacuation of 270 homes, the AP reports. “There’s not anything else we can do,” said a city official. Storms throughout the region have killed... More »

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Iowa • water • Cedar Rapids • flooding • levees • Des Moines

OPINION

 Next Resource in Crisis: Water 

H2O is no longer 'cheap and unlimited,' says scientist

Jun 4, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - While economists and world leaders fret about the global food crisis, there is another emergency that is just as urgent: the shortage of water, writes British scientist Fred Pearce in Yale Environment 360. No longer is water "a cheap and unlimited resource," and with two-thirds of water extracted... More »

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China • water • biofuel • food prices • water shortage • Fred Pearce • Yellow River

 7 Minutes of Danger
 in Mars Quest 

Probe makes risky landing Sunday in hunt for water

May 23, 08 2:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest NASA mission searching for signs of life on Mars comes to a heart-pounding climax Sunday as the Phoenix Lander attempts to touch down at the red planet's pole in a hunt for water. The lander must perform complex maneuvers in which the whole mission is at risk for... More »

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NASA • water • Mars • Arctic • University of Arizona • Opportunity • Spirit • Tufts University • Phoenix Mars Lander • life • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • polar region • Washington State University

 Emergency H20
 Flows Into
 Parched
 Barcelona 

Water tanker arrives as Spain suffers severe drought

May 14, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barcelona is having to ship in emergency supplies of drinking water as Spain suffers its worst drought since records began 60 years ago, the Guardian reports. The first shipment of 5 million gallons arrived yesterday and dozens more are scheduled. The city's reservoirs are down to a quarter of capacity... More »

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Spain • water • Barcelona • Catalonia • drinking water • water shortage • water supply

 Drinking Water 
 Myths Tough 
 to Swallow  

Health benefits, need to drink more unclear

Apr 22, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With high-end restaurants offering diners tap water and concerns about the health and environmental impact of plastic bottles at an all-time high, NPR sets the record straight about some common myths related to drinking water:
  1. Not only is drinking 8 glasses daily not necessary, "nobody really knows" where
... More »

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water • list • healthy habits • drinking water • health tips

 Water-Guzzling
 Benefits Don't Wash 

No proof 8 glasses
a day does a
body good: study

Apr 3, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kidney experts looking into the alleged health benefits of drinking lots of water have found the evidence to be far from watertight, Reuters reports. Claims that increased water intake improves skin tone, flushes toxins from the body, reduces appetite, and prevents headaches have little solid research behind them, according to... More »

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health • water • medical research • kidney • drinking water

Em-Bottled
SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

Newsom continues anti-plastic campaign

Mar 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco’s mayor called on restaurants yesterday to quit selling bottled water and favor the tap, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Gavin Newsom, a former restaurateur, says the plastic containers pile up in landfills and hurt the environment. The request—which isn’t a requirement—follows Newsom’s ban... More »

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California • bottled water • San Francisco • water • restaurant • drinking water • Gavin Newsom • green business • restaurateurs • tap water

Stay Heart Healthy at Work

Forbes suggests ways to keep workplace calm, healthy

Mar 1, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Stressing out at work can negate the effects of that heart-healthy oatmeal you had for breakfast, Forbes reports. To avoid being that one of every three Americans with cardiovascular disease, adopt these work-day habits:
  1. Drink water instead of cola, coffee, or tea.
  2. Take the stairs; walk a few
... More »

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cardiovascular disease • water • work • coffee • list • fruits and vegetables • soda • donut • vending machine • heart health • health tips • stretch

Lake Mead May Vanish by 2021

Hoover Dam's vital source of water and power under threat

Feb 13, 08 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Lake Mead, the giant man-made lake behind the Hoover Dam and a major source of water for millions of people, is rapidly drying up, reports Live Science. A new study predicts a  50% chance the lake will be too low to produce hydroelectric power by 2017, and a 50% chance... More »

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global warming • water • Hoover Dam • Lake Mead • evaporation • increased demand • hydroelectric power • Federal Bureau of Reclamation

Old Town Resurfaces as Drought Dries Ga. Lake

Cars, boats, and building scraps found under evaporating Lake Lenier

Dec 24, 07 10:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The brutal drought hitting Georgia is drying up an artificial lake and exposing the long-dead town that lies beneath—along with mountains of trash. "It's horrendous, it's unbelievable," said one local resident. Lake Lanier's receding shores have exposed debris of all shapes and sizes, including an old dirt... More »

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Atlanta • drought • water • Georgia • lake • Lake Lenier • Buford Dam

Water Runs Out In Tenn. Town

Drought forces Orme to borrow from nearby town's hydrant

Nov 2, 07 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - If the Southeast drought’s effects on Orme, Tenn., are a sign of things to come, folks in Atlanta should start scheduling their showers. The rural home to 145 people has run completely dry, and what water gets trucked in can be used only between 6 and 9 pm. This... More »

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Southeast • Atlanta • drought • water • Alabama • Tennessee • emergency funding • Orme

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Water

Sunbelt lusts for Great Lakes' water,
but eight states vow to keep it

Oct 28, 07 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - You'd think the warm weather and easy living would make the West and South leave Frostbelters alone. But no, they want what that frost is made from: water. As drought and development strain limited local water resources, the Sunbelt wants to tap some of the billions of gallons of Great... More »

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California • Texas • Wisconsin • Southeast • West • Midwest • Chicago • water • New York • New Mexico • Michigan • Lake Superior • Lake Ontario • Lake Erie • Lake Michigan • Illinois • natural resources • Lake Huron

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