Posts Tagged With: hydrology
The Water Web: More about WaSSI
Southern forests are among the top providers of water supply in the Nation. (photo by Vekony Zoltan, courtesy of Dreamstime) Feature Article by Stephanie Worley-Firley Water quantity and quality issues affect every living thing on Earth, yet, until recently, methods for projecting possible future water supply scenarios were fairly limited. In the late 1990s, Southern … Continue reading
UCS Uses EFETAC Tool to Analyze Power Plant Impacts on Water
Power plants across the United States are contributing to water stress and impacting water quality according to a new report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). To analyze current and future water demand and supplies for the report, Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst for a Precious Resource, UCS researchers used results … Continue reading
Prestigious USDA Grants Support SRS Research in the Southern Appalachians
In the News Two SRS units—the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory and the Upland Hardwoods Ecology and Management unit—recently received word that their scientists, along with university collaborators, received grants from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for studies based in the Southern Appalachian region. AFRI supports research, … Continue reading
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