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Saving the Great Plains water supply

By Guest PostJanuary 1, 2014Environmentanthony kendall, bruno basso, david hyndman, disaster, environmental impact, environmental integrity, evaporation, gps, great plains, groundwater, high plains aquifer, irrigation system, michigan state university, mitigate, ogallala aquifer, saving, south dakota, texas, united states, water drawdown, water supply

Significant portions of the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the largest bodies of water in the United States, are at risk of drying up if it continues to be drained at its current rate.

In the current issue of Earth’s Future, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, Michigan State University scientists are proposing alternatives that will halt and hopefully reverse the unsustainable use of water drawdown in the aquifer. The body of water, also known as the High Plains Aquifer, spans from Texas to South Dakota and drives much of the region’s economy. (more…)

Anthropologist: Japan Will Rise Above This Disaster

“Japan will recover from the catastrophe that has hit its shores,” says Bernard Bernier, director of the Université de Montréal Department of Anthropology. “This will not be a turning point in the country’s history.”

“I don’t want to underestimate the repercussions of the drama that has unfolded in the affected communities,” says Bernier. “In addition to the dead and the wounded, 300,000 people are now homeless. And the national economy is greatly indebted, which will make it that much more difficult to finance reconstruction projects. But the country has rolled up its sleeves before.” (more…)

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Saving the Great Plains water supply

Anthropologist: Japan Will Rise Above This Disaster