WATER WORLD - INDO DAILY

Chinese scientists solve mystery of cubic ice

Mar 30, 2023 (SPX)

Ice is a common substance that exists in a variety of forms, depending on the conditions under which it forms. The most common form of ice, known as ice Ih, has...

Leaders must 'urgently' act to avoid climate 'Armageddon': Vanuatu PM

Mar 29, 2023 (AFP)

Ishmael Kalsakau responded to AFP questions on Tuesday, a day before the UN General Assembly was expected to adopt a resolution led by his Pacific archipelago n...

UN considers 'historic' Vanuatu-led climate resolution

Mar 29, 2023 (AFP)

Pushed for years by Vanuatu and Pacific islander youth, the measure asks the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to lay out nations' obligations for protecting...

Methane in deep-sea sediments shows repeated small releases

Mar 28, 2023 (SPX)

The research, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, shows that fossils of a single-cell organism called benthic foraminifera from the order Miliolid...

Protester fighting for life after France clashes: prosecutor

Mar 26, 2023 (AFP)

The 30-year-old man was among three protesters admitted for emergency treatment after the protest in the southwestern village of Sainte-Soline Saturday, prosecu...

North Sea shell survey brings out volunteers

Mar 26, 2023 (AFP)

While there is a serious scientific purpose to the exercise, it is also a fun day out on the coast for Belgian, French and Dutch families with kids. On Saturday...

New violent clashes rock France in water protest

Mar 25, 2023 (AFP)

The violent scenes in Sainte-Soline in western France came after days of violent protests nationwide over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform that prompt...

Humanity must chart new course on water use: UN chief

Mar 24, 2023 (AFP)

Water is "the most precious common good," and "needs to be at the center of the global political agenda," Guterres said at the end of a three-day UN conference ...

Disaster-hit Vanuatu hopes for 'historic' UN climate change resolution

Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)

The UN General Assembly is set to consider the measure -- which asks the International Court of Justice to lay out nations' obligations for protecting Earth's c...

Australia, China hold 'professional' defence talks

Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)

Australian defence officials hosted a team from the People's Liberation Army for the discussions in Canberra on Wednesday, an Australian defence spokesperson sa...

Huge river restoration effort launched at UN water summit

Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)

The "Freshwater Challenge," led by a coalition of governments that includes Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico and Gabon, is the largest river a...

Drought, floods and sickness: Key takeaways from UN's water report

Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)

Here are some key takeaways from the UN Water forum, which published its report as the first major conference on the issue in nearly a half-century is set to ge...

1 year, 200 marathons -- a 'crazy' adventure to highlight water woes

Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)

Driven by passion and the testimony of water crisis victims worldwide, the Australian on Wednesday completed her 200th marathon in a year to demand action again...

China boosts South Pacific influence with Solomons port deal

Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)

Solomon Islands' government on Tuesday announced that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation had been chosen to lead a $170 million project to dev...

Humanity has 'broken the water cycle,' UN chief warns

Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)

"We've broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater," Antonio Guterres said at the three-day summit in New York, which gathers some...

How to take coastal rubble mound structures to the next level

Mar 21, 2023 (SPX)

The book enables professional readers to achieve what is normally regarded as a design of a professional level. In this Guide, readers are given step by step gu...

'Vampiric' water use leading to 'imminent' global crisis, UN warns

Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)

The world is "blindly travelling a dangerous path" as "unsustainable water use, pollution and unchecked global warming are draining humanity's lifeblood," Unite...

Where did Earth's water come from? Not melted meteorites, say scientists

Mar 21, 2023 (SPX)

A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question. Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of G...

Water turmoil in Cameroon's boom city casts shadow over precious resource

Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)

They fill up jerrycans and canisters from the only dependable local source of water -- a borehole installed by the brewery itself in the absence of a reliable s...

Ghost lake set to reappear as California hit again by rain

Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)

Even as spring appeared in the northern hemisphere, there was no let-up for America's most populous state, with forecasters predicting another 4 inches (10 cent...