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A New Climate Science Resource from the National Academies
A New Climate Science Resource from the National Academies
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.
DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO
DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO
Example results: Actual Evapotranspiration for the June 2012 over Puerto Rico. Units are in millimeters/month.
DOWNLOAD SOLAR DATA FOR PR, DR, USVI, HAITI, JAMAICA AND CUBA
Hydrologic Information and Data for Puerto Rico
Hydrologic Information and Data for Puerto Rico
Additional Information:
GOES-Puerto Rico Water and Energy Balance (GOES-WEB) Algorithm
Hydrology for Puerto Rico
USGS – Island hydrology: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Hydrogeology of the Karst of Puerto Rico
HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE PRINCIPAL SPRINGS IN PUERTO
HYDROLOG – Gobierno de Puerto Rico
Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico
2010 Summer Specialty Conference on Tropical Hydrology
Hydrology Puerto Rico
Long term temperature record reconstructed
Solar data available for the northern Caribbean
Solar data available for the northern Caribbean
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.
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Smart hand pumps promise cleaner water in Africa
Smart hand pumps promise cleaner water in Africa
“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.
The technology is located inside the pump