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LifeStraw’s Peak Series Solo Water Filter: Trustworthy Companion for Clean Water on the Go

Access to clean water is a fundamental human right that many are deprived of. In collaboration with The Carter Center, Swiss company Vestergaard developed plastic pipe filters in 1999 to combat Guinea

Karmactive Staff

July 1, 2023

Disaster·Plastic·Water

Plastic Waste and Extreme Flooding Threaten 218 Million Lives: Raging Waters and Plastic Peril

In 2005, widespread floods wrecked the city of Mumbai, resulting in the deaths of 1000 citizens because of plastic bags blocking the drains, manipulating the flow of drainage, and compromising the flow

Vadiraj Bengeriand

Karmactive Staff

June 30, 2023

Nature·Science·Water

Earth’s Spin Altered by Human Intervention: Groundwater Extraction Disrupts Axis

Researchers, in a recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggest that human activity has contributed to a significant tilt in the Earth’s axis. The Earth’s tilt reportedly shifted by

Govind Tekale

June 29, 2023

Science·Technology·Water

MIT Unveils Miracle Hydrogel That Turns Air into Drinkable Water

Imagine being able to create a material that can extract moisture from the air and convert it into clean, drinkable water. The researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have turned

Karmactive Team

June 23, 2023

USA·Water

Jackson’s Decades-long Water Nightmare Aggravated by Leak Under a Golf Course

Frequent water shortages and contamination have troubled Jackson, Mississippi, for years. A leaking water main located under the Colonial Country Club golf course, which had been leaking since 2016, was one of

Govind Tekale

June 22, 2023

Energy·Science

Scientists Lead Sunlight to Transform Water into Hydrogen: Nanomaterial Propels Energy Revolution

Scientists around the world have made tremendous advances in the field of sustainable energy. The invention of a novel nanomaterial that can use solar energy to extract hydrogen from both freshwater and

Angelin Mariya Jijiand

Karmactive Staff

June 22, 2023

Architecture·Design

MAST’s Quest for Sustainable Maritime Architecture: Waterborne Wonders

MAST is a Maritime Architecture Studio based in Copenhagen that creates open and sustainable spaces on water. It was founded in 2021 by Australian architect Marshall Blecher and Danish maritime designer and

Tista Karmakar

June 19, 2023

Energy·USA·Water

Solar Canals Redefine Water Conservation and Energy Production in the West: From Megadrought to Megawatts

Recently, Arizona, California, and Nevada agreed to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River. 40 million people receive their water supply from the Colorado River. This voluntary conservation effort,

Rahul Somvanshi

June 19, 2023

Design·Sustainability·Water

Smart Sprinkler for Precision Irrigation in Water-Efficient Lawns and Gardens

A Minnesota-based company, Irrigreen, has developed an innovative sprinkler system aimed at reducing water usage for maintaining lawns and gardens. As per the EPA, lawns and gardens take up nearly a third

Rahul Somvanshi

June 18, 2023

Ocean·Pollution·USA

The Osborne Reef: A Graveyard of Two Million Tires Plaguing America’s Waters

The Osborne Reef is an artificial reef project located off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was created in the 1970s by a local nonprofit organization with the intention of imitating

Govind Tekale

June 16, 2023