Category Archives: water

Rain Gardens: Natural Solution to Urban Water Pollution

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Rain gardens are also known as recharge gardens.A rain garden is a planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted lawn areas the opportunity to be absorbed. This reduces rain … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecosystem, pollution, rain, Urban Studies, water | 1 Comment

Iceberg Fertilizer

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Iceberg   is a large piece of ice formed from freshwater that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water.. Water picks up other stuff when it freezes whether as dissolved or scraped up. … Continue reading →

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River Stages:Middle Course of the River – Meanders & Ox-bow Lakes

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

In this stage the river channel has become much wider and deeper as the channel has been eroded and the river has been fed by many tributaries upstream. Consequently, despite the more gentle gradient the velocity of flow may be … Continue reading →

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Let’s save water..!!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers Found this post and found it interesting. I am reblogging it to share it with you all. Enjoy Rashid March 22 is World Water Day. Puncha and Panchi learn a lot about water..!!   “Panchi… Your bucket is … Continue reading →

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