University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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.
Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability and save money during drought in Western U.S.
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water users in Western U.S. states. The proposed two-way leasing contracts would coordinate agricultural-to-urban leasing during periods of drought and […]
New development model for the world’s third-longest river
The new paper by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers reveals rapid fluvial incision attributed to the growth of high topography in China's Yangtze River.
New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
More than half of Earth's rivers freeze over every year. These frozen rivers support important transportation networks for communities and industries located at high latitudes. Ice cover also regulates the amount of greenhouse gasses released from rivers into Earth's atmosphere. A new study from researchers in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department […]