Gambia: Clashes Over Sand Mining Kill Two
A long-standing dispute over sand mining spawned violent clashes Monday in Gambia, with two people killed and others — including police officers — critically injured. The Julakay engineering and construction
Freshwater Ecosystems
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Understanding Bjerknes compensation in meridional heat transports and the role of freshwater in a warming climate
<p>The Bjerknes compensation (BJC) under global warming is studied using a simple box model and a coupled Earth system model. The BJC states the out-of-phase changes in the meridional atmosphere and ocean
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UK rivers contain traces of 29 pharmaceutical drugs, finds study
Traces of 29 pharmaceutical drugs have been found in rivers in York. The compounds included antidepressants, antibiotics and medicines to treat epilepsy and diabetes. The York University team which
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Death by hippo poop: Scientists solve a fish massacre in the Mara River
In the Mara River in Kenya, an overload of hippo feces can deplete the oxygen in the river water, resulting in mass fish die-offs downstream, a new study has found. Hippo pools are not just oxygen-poor,
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South Africa: Prospect of Mining On Olifants River Estuary Alarms Fishermen
Traditional fishermen in the Olifants River estuary are alarmed at a decision by the government to grant prospecting rights to controversial Australian mining company Mineral Sands Resources on the northern
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Emerging trends in global freshwater availability
<p>Freshwater availability is changing worldwide. Here we quantify 34 trends in terrestrial water storage observed by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites during 2002–2016
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Freshwater Biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin-priorities for conservation action
76% of freshwater species endemic to the basin are threatened with extinction, and the risk of species extinctions is increasing. Without immediate action, much of this unique biodiversity will be lost
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Freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin
The Lake Victoria Basin is internationally recognised for its high freshwater species diversity and endemism, which are of critical importance to local livelihoods and national economies within the basin.
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Assessment of eco-environmental geochemistry of heavy metals pollution of the river Gandak, a major tributary of the river Ganga in Northern India
<p>This study includes a seasonal analysis of sediment contamination of the River Gandak by heavy metals. It passes through the many small, medium and big cities of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Indian Territory.
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Nigeria: Fishing in Oily Waters- Bodo's Long, Painful Wait for Pollution Clean-Up
Michael Mpari, 45, came out of the polluted waters in the creeks of Bodo, a community in Gokana Local Government area in Ogoni, Rivers State, drenched in crude oil from head to toe, carrying a broken 25