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The Drying Planet

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Instead, a significant portion of the water taken from underground flows off the land through rivers and on to the oceans. Moisture lost to evaporation and drought, plus runoff from pumped groundwater, now outpaces the melting of glaciers and the ice sheets of either Antarctica or Greenland as the largest contributor of water to the oceans.

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$402,021 Awarded By DEP To Support Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Projects

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania’s Coastal Resources Management Program (CRMP) receives an annual grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A portion of this award is used to fund eligible projects that address CRMP priorities. Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 12 (In-Person), Dec.

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What Scientists on Greenland’s Ice Sheet Are Learning about Our Changing Climate

Scientific American

That’s how much ice has melted out of the Greenland ice sheet since just 2002. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American ’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Five and a half trillion tons. On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing.

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Greenland’s Ice Sheet Collapse Could Be Closer Than We Think

Scientific American

The GreenDrill site sat on the frozen edge of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, or NEGIS, a massive, moving tongue of ice that drains 12 to 16 percent of the ice sheet into the ocean. The mission was to collect sediment cores from the ocean floor. Upended and laid atop the contiguous U.S., Approximately 5,500,000,000,000 tons.

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Changing Crucial Definition In Endangered Species Act Undermines Purpose Of Klamath Dam Removal

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As swarms of salmon migrate north to Oregon along the Klamath River, youth from across the region’s indigenous tribes kayak south through northern California to the Pacific Ocean — a 300-mile celebratory journey that would not have been possible just a year ago. This is exactly what caused the fish kill in 2002. What’s changed?

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(In?)sane With the Membrane

Legal Planet

The first is very salty brine that destroys coastal ecosystems: “[b]ecause the process happens down so deep,” the WSJ explains, “the saltier brine byproduct is quickly dispersed by the ocean without harming aquatic plants or animals. The second is that desalination requires a whole lot of energy.

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CBF Blog: Big Spring High School Is Getting Kids Outdoors To Investigate Their Local Environment, Thanks To NOAA Grant

PA Environment Daily

But they were able to do it thanks to support from an environmental education grant CBF got from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Since its inception in 2002, Chesapeake B-WET has reached more than 700,000 students and 25,000 teachers in the Bay region. Click Here to take Action.