At eight pounds per gallon, water is a heavy substance; especially when utilities move billions of gallons per day. Vast amounts of energy are needed for the transportation, distribution and treatment ...

JOSH: Did you know there's something called a water cycle? But what is a water cycle? Energy from the sun warms oceans, lakes and rivers. The water rises into the atmosphere as a gas called water ...

“Precipitation, the source of all freshwater, can no longer be relied upon.” Graphic showing the movement of "green water" and "blue water" in the global water cycle. - Global Commission on ...

The world’s water cycle is out of balance ”for the first time in human history,” according to a new report. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which is made up of global ...

As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable ... industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems. Rapidly melting glaciers are ...

Astronomers have filled a large gap in knowledge about Mars' water cycle. Their research on water percolating from surface to aquifer could change the picture of what early Mars was like, suggesting ...

Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives ...