The National Academies, the nation’s preeminent independent scientific advisory body, has released a series of videos building on themes laid out in its America’s Climate Choices reports over the past couple of years. Above, you can watch the material as a single long video. Below you can find links to seven themed sections:
There’s plenty more on Dot Earth related to these reports. And of course there’s plenty here on the basic science pointing to a rising human influence on the climate system.
Example results: Actual Evapotranspiration for the June 2012 over Puerto Rico. Units are in millimeters/month.
Additional Information:
GOES-Puerto Rico Water and Energy Balance (GOES-WEB) Algorithm
HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE PRINCIPAL SPRINGS IN PUERTO
Daily and hourly data are available for download. The download site also includes images of yesterday’s solar radiation for Puerto Rico (INSOLRICO.JPG) and Hispaniola (INSOLCARB.JPG). Some example data are given below.
Via: OnlineEducation.net
“Water does not just save lives in the short term – it is also a cornerstone for delivering economic growth and helping countries to work their way out of poverty,” he said.
“This is why UK aid will give an additional 15 million people access to clean water by 2015 and supporting a number of programmes, like this one, to help the world’s poorest countries harness the full potential of their water resources.”
The technology has other potential benefits. It will allow scientists to compile a real time database of how much water is being used across the continent. Greater predictability of breakdowns could also help drive down the cost of repairs.
PRAGWATER 
