As the spread of the new coronavirus continues, researchers at the University of Arizona Water and Energy Sustainable Technology Center are using municipal wastewater to monitor the incidence of the virus in communities across the United States.
articles
No Time to Waste to Avoid Future Food Shortages
During the past few weeks, empty supermarket shelves, without pasta, rice and flour due to panic buying, has caused public concerns about the possibility of running out of food. Australian farmers have reassured consumers saying that the country produces enough food to feed three times its population. However, will this statement remain true in ten to twenty years in a country severely affected by climate change? The answer is yes, if we are prepared for this and if there is continuous funding towards creating solutions to increase crop production.
Researchers Take the Pulse of a Sleeping Supervolcano
Under the volcanoes in the Andes where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet, there is a gigantic reservoir of molten magma.
Warming Climate Undoes Decades of Knowledge of Marine Protected Areas
Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.
Portland State Study Finds Bike Lanes Provide Positive Economic Impact
Despite longstanding popular belief, bicycle lanes can actually improve business.
Another Flood on the Red River
Geography and a prolonged period of wet weather have made flooding common on this river in the Northern Plains.