Scientists Predict Wet Winter in Drought-Stricken US West 0    0

Much of the western United States is experiencing extreme drought conditions, leading to wildfires and water shortages, but scientists are predicting some weather changes that will affect not only the...

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US Army Corps of Engineers Fights Receding Mississippi Water... 0    0

The Mississippi River is the longest and most economically important waterway in the United States. But a lack of rainfall is reducing the depth of the river. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh ...

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Tree Bark Shows Global Spread of Toxic Chemicals 0    0

The chemicals used to retard fire in consumer products such as furniture and clothing can become toxic pollutants when they wind up in the environment. And they are in the environment - all over the w...

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Companies Seek Profits from Cleaning Fracking Water 0    0

The increased use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing -- to extract natural gas and oil in many parts of the United States -- has dramatically increased the nation's energ...

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Life in Soil Impacts Life Above Ground 0    0

Talk of protecting the environment and slowing climate change usually focuses on the air and water. But this year's winner of the prestigious Tyler Environmental Prize, honored at a W...

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New York City Studies Response to Rising Seas 0    0

The continued warming of the earth's climate is melting mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets and that's causing the world's oceans to rise -- slowl...

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Young People Learn to Protect Trashed Waterways 0    0

Twenty thousand tons of trash are thrown into the Anacostia every year. It turns into a toxic brew including sewage overflows and runoff from driveways, sidewalks and streets. National Fishing and Bo...

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Environmentalists Blame Coal Industry for West Virginia Chem... 0    0

There are new calls for increased oversight of the powerful chemical and coal industries in West Virginia following a major chemical spill that cut off water to more than 300,000 people. The state&am...

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Screening Humanity | 인간극장 - Road to Alaska, part 3 (... 0    0

- Telecasting Time: Mon - Fri 10:20am & Sat 09:10am (Seoul, UTC+9) - Part 3 : There's no water or phone at Hyeoncheol and Juhyeon's new house in Alas...

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Residents of Nairobi Slums Face Daily Water Challenges 0    0

World water Day is being marked in Kenya by events and awareness campaigns across the country, but in many Nairobi slums, today's focus on water is the same as yesterday&a...

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Kenya's FlipFlop Recycling Company turns Ocean's T... 0    0

While doing marine conservation projects at the Kenyan coast several years ago, one woman observed children making toys out of flip-flops that were washing up on shore. So she started a business to ma...

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Screening Humanity | 인간극장 - Gapsu and Jeomsun, part ... 0    0

- Telecasting Time: Mon - Fri 10:20am & Sat 09:10am (Seoul, UTC+9) - Part 1 : In the coastal waters of Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, there are small islands near the shore. One of those ...

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Screening Humanity | 인간극장 - Gapsu and Jeomsun, part ... 0    0

- Telecasting Time: Mon - Fri 10:20am & Sat 09:10am (Seoul, UTC+9) - Part 2 : Jeomsun and Gapsu are the only residents in Byeolhakdo, a small island in the coastal waters of Sacheon. ...

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Screening Humanity | 인간극장 - Gapsu and Jeomsun, part ... 0    0

- Telecasting Time: Mon - Fri 10:20am & Sat 09:10am (Seoul, UTC+9) - Part 3 : Gapsu and Jeomsun are the only residents in Byeolhakdo, a small island in the coastal waters of Sacheon. ...

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Screening Humanity | 인간극장 - Gapsu and Jeomsun, part ... 0    0

- Telecasting Time: Mon - Fri 10:20am & Sat 09:10am (Seoul, UTC+9) - Part 4 : Gapsu and Jeomsun are the only residents in Byeolhakdo, a small island in the coastal waters of Sacheon. ...

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