University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
The Amazon rainforest could survive long-term drought, but at a high cost
The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer world would exact a heavy toll, a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution suggests. The findings show that adjusting to cope with the effects of climate change could see some parts of the Amazon rainforest lose […]
Russian Arctic warming leads to major ice loss
Glaciers and ice caps in two archipelagos in the Russian Arctic are losing enough meltwater to fill nearly five million Olympic-size swimming pools each year, research shows.
Surge in global methane emissions traced back to South Sudan wetland
Methane emissions from a vast swamp in East Africa played a key role in a recent rise in levels of the gas in the atmosphere, a study suggests.
Smartphone test spots poisoned water risk
A smartphone device could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic.