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They want to dissolve the National Water Institute, a key player in flood and drought management.

The National Water Institute (INA) in Argentina is decentralized in five branches throughout the country, where around 300 people work. Its role is key in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and projects related to water. Among its most...

Chile works on wetlands restoration

In Chile, wetlands are found along the entire coast, in the form of **marshes, estuaries, and coastal lagoons**; parallel to the Andes mountain range there are **rivers, streams, meadows, salt flats, brackish lagoons, peat bogs, lakes, and ponds**. Towards the...

Practical tips for saving water at home

In a world where natural resources are increasingly limited, knowing how to save water at home is essential. It's something we can do without complicating our lives, but it makes a big difference. Moreover, not only are you helping the...

Paraná-Paraguay Waterway: What Could Happen When the River Depth Increases

Two weeks before the opening of the envelopes in the bidding for the control of the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, attention is focused on the controversies surrounding the process and the companies. However, it is crucial to highlight the implications for the...

The ‘fog oases’ in the Atacama Desert, Chile’s new strategy against drought

The **Atacama Desert**, not only is the driest on the planet, but due to **climate change** it is expanding towards the south of Chile. Its natural border is the north of the Coquimbo region, but **the most severe drought...

Earth X-ray: seismic data used to locate drinking water

In Tanzania, amidst a serious water crisis, a geological exploration decided to use seismic information to find drinking water. In other words, they turned to the data held by oil companies to locate the subterranean resource. Fridtjov Ruden, one of...

They spread where the vital water sources are located in Africa.

Tracking seismic data could help in finding groundwater in Africa, where water scarcity affects two-thirds of the population. In Tanzania, a geological exploration for water seemed doomed to fail until Fridtjov Ruden, one of the hydrogeologists on the project, had...

Lakes in Northern Europe undergo color change: from blue to brown

The latest scientific discovery in Greenland, in northern Europe, has raised concerns in the international community: more than 7,500 lakes that once shone with intense blue color turned brown during 2022, due to record temperatures and intense rains that...

5 Easy Homemade Hydrogel Recipes to Care for Your Plants

In this article, you will learn how to make **homemade and natural hydrogel** for plants, using easy-to-find ingredients and following recipes that are not only (https://noticiasambientales.com/animales/como-eliminar-los-caracoles-del-jardin-de-forma-ecologica/), but also allow you to reuse materials you already have. This is a creative...

Human impact redefines the global water cycle

A recent study by NASA, based on nearly two decades of observations, revealed unprecedented changes in the global water cycle largely driven by human activities such as agriculture. These changes could alter ecosystems and challenge water management in various...

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The Argentine flag butterfly: A natural treasure and symbol of endangered biodiversity.

The **Argentinian flag butterfly**, whose scientific name is **Morpho epistrophus argentinus**, is one of the most emblematic species of...