Headlines included in this newsletter are: Flood tunnels of Tokyo The Loire is river of the week GargoylesRUs Artificial snow at the Winter Olympics and more… Click here to read
ech2o newsletter – winter 2021
Headlines included in this newsletter are: Seaspiracy review RWH in Nepal Some amazing manhole (sic) covers Mist showers and more… Despite what the title of the newsletter says on this link it is def the winter 2021 newsletter… Click
A short history of manhole covers – ech2o newsletter snippet
The first ‘manholes’ are from the Roman era when they were slabs of stone or wood to enable easier access over stone-covered channels carrying water or sewage. The style of manholes we are familiar with today – mostly a removable
Rivers in the sky – Amazon and Congo – ech2o newsletter snippet
Evapotranspiration from the Amazon rainforest releases nearly 5 cubic miles of moisture into the air, which is more than the daily discharge of the Amazon River itself. This release of moisture is them moved by winds leading to the term
Methane bubbles, Lake Baikal – Russia – ech2o newsletter snippet
Cool photo (taken by Stanislav Tolstnev) of frozen methane bubbles on Lake Baikal. The bubbles start to freeze at the end of November and because they freeze in layers, can form pillars up to 1.5 metres deep. The bubbles
Replenishing groundwater in India – ech2o newsletter snippet
A five year study of two degraded watersheds in the hilly, semi-arid region of Bundelkhand, central India demonstrated the advantages of restoring defunct haveli’s to store monsoon rains to replenish groundwater. Traditionally a haveli is an earthen rainwater harvesting tank,
Flood tunnels of Tokyo – Japan – ech2o newsletter snippet
The flood tunnels of Tokyo are the largest stormwater drain system in the world. A 6.3 km tunnel system connects five water courses to the main river (the Edo) 50 m below the surface. Why is this massive engineering feat
Bubble barrier – Netherlands – ech2o newsletter snippet
Currently being trialled in Amsterdam in Westerdok at one of the outlets from the canals into the IJ. To prevent Amsterdam canal plastic from flowing into the North Sea. Basically a perforated tube is laid diagonally across a river
July 2022 – showers and adolescents, in their own words
I have blogged about showers and adolescents before but never spammed you with a series of pie charts, an omission for which I profusely apologise… So now to right that wrong. The following data was collected from 370 adolescents across four
Warren Liebold – RIP – Cath Hassell, US
I saw Warren talk at a Waterwise event in 2005 in Oxford maybe earlier. Talking about the free WC upgrades in New York City as part of the implementation of mass metering. Something I had known about since the early