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Ohio State-Led Study Projects Intensifying Droughts and Rainfall Extremes Across North America

Researchers from The Ohio State University, led by former Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center member Kyungmin Sung, now a research fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, have conducted a…

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Can Dietary Changes Help Save the Colorado River?

As climate change accelerates, the relationship between food and the environment becomes increasingly apparent. In the Western United States, the depletion of the Colorado River has become a…

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Innovative Reactive Barriers Tested to Combat Nitrate Pollution in Long Island

In a promising development from the shores of Long Island, New York, researchers have introduced a novel approach to curb the flow of nitrate into the Atlantic Ocean, addressing a long-standing…

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Arizona Tribe Leads with Innovative Solar Canal Project

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona has initiated a groundbreaking project to move toward sustainability and environmental preservation, marking a first in the United States. This…

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NCA5 Report on Climate Change and Its Consequences in the U.S.

The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) report, mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990, presents a grim picture of the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change in the…

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World Food Day 2023

Water is life, water is food.

Leave no one behind.

World Food Day is one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar, promoting worldwide awareness of hunger and promoting action…

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Global Water Institute Receives Surprise Gift from the Columbia Business School Philanthropy Fund

In a surprise Zoom call, the Global Water Institute (GWI) learned it was chosen to receive a gift from the Columbia Business School Philanthropy Fund, a donor-advised fund of Rockefeller…

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The Global Water Institute and Its Partners Are Enhancing Water Accessibility for The Navajo Nation

The Ohio State University's Global Water Institute (GWI) is working to address the Navajo Nation's water access crisis. The Nation is a federally recognized tribe with over 300,000…

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GWI Improves Access to Water with BM Farm Africa Partnership

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The Global Water Institute (GWI) is working to improve agricultural production for subsistence farmers in the Singida region of central Tanzania, a semi-arid…