Water, a major new exhibit on the science of water and its role in sustaining life and shaping cultures around the world, runs through April 26 at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
A person needs 4 to 5 gallons of water per day to survive. The Sphere Project Handbook “Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.” Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org. Les … Read more
A person can live weeks without food, but only days without water. University of California at Davis “Scripts,” January 2001. Quoted at “Water Facts,” www.water.org
Minnesotans used 1.4 trillion gallons of water in 2006. The electrical power industry used 855 billion gallons, mostly for pass-through cooling. Public and private waterworks used 220 billion gallons. Industries … Read more
Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of the best regional, national and international articles about water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
The 2012 Minnesota Weatherguide Environment Calendars feature valuable environmental information including star charts, sun rise/sun set charts, weather records, sun declination charts and phenology notes. The following “Online Extras” were … Read more
Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of the best regional, national and international articles about water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
The Freshwater Society and the University of Minnesota’s Water Resources Center are sponsoring a series of workshops on the sustainability of ground water. The first workshop, held Nov. 11, drew … Read more
“Lake Minnetonka’s Future,” a public television documentary produced in 2003-04 with assistance from the Freshwater Society, will be re-broadcast at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, on public television stations … Read more
Each week, the Freshwater Society posts links to some of the best regional, national and international coverage of water and the environment. Follow the links to the publications where the … Read more