Category Archives: water

Water and Ice are Odd

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Water (H2O) is the most abundant compound on Earth’s surface, constituting about 70% of the planet’s surface. In nature it exists in liquid, solid, and gaseous states. It is in dynamic equilibrium between the liquid and gas states at standard … Continue reading →

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There’s more water on the moon

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Recent moon missions have shown frozen water in shadowed craters on the moon’s surface, and ice under the gray dust. It could have been carried there by bits of comets as asteroids hitting the surface, however. A new study published … Continue reading →

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Improvement in ground water recharge in India: ICAR

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) impact evaluation studies reveal that watershed-based interventions have led to increase in groundwater recharge, number of wells and water bodies and enhancement of cropping intensity in India. The study was based on remote sensing … Continue reading →

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Flash Floods in Arkansas

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Flash floods swept through campsites in an Arkansas national forest Friday, killing at least 16 people, police said, as a massive rescue operation was launched in the rugged mountainous area. full story

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