The Science of Water Security
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We dive into the science of water security in this week's Naked Scientists. We find out how building a dam alters the local weather, and how simple interventions can help bring safe water and sanitation to the millions that still need it. We find out how new groups set up in Africa and Europe are bringing researchers together to help us use water more efficiently in an ever changing world, and discover the leak-stopping technology that really does hold water. Plus, the secret messages that fish send in ultra-violet and a genetic trick to stop Dengue getting off the ground.
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Most of the water that we use comes from reservoirs. These artificial lakes are often created by damming a river then simply tapping the water off. Simple as this sounds though, there are environmental consequences, including an effect on the local weather...
Eugene Cloete explains how the NEPAD water initiative aims to bring together scientists working in the field of water research to tackle the lack of safe water and sanitation in Southern Africa...
Richard Harding explains how the WATer and global CHange Network, WATCH, is setting about monitoring how water usage and climate change will effect availability of water in the future...
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The perceived wisdom is that they are very friendly and just having fun and I wonder about that.
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Is there any way I can determine the flow direction of cold water through 15mm copper pipe without tracing back to the pump?
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