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Tag: water

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1938: Discovering Air

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 9, 2020 · Episode: 1938 Three M-names help us to understand air: Meeting the Zeitgiest. Today, we learn what air is made of.

Tags air Aristotelianism atomism atoms barometer earth fire galileo gases Gassendi hydrodynamics Magiotti Magnenus Magni Torricelli vacuum von Guericke water

Energy & Environment

After The Death Of A 6-Year-Old Boy, Officials Work To Ensure Water Safety In Lake Jackson

Florian Martin

Posted on September 30, 2020 · Residents will have to wait a while until things return to normal, health officials said.

Tags brain-eating amoeba Brazoria County Lake Jackson Naegleria fowleri water

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3243: The Water Illusion Machine

Karen Fang

Posted on September 23, 2020 · Episode: 3243 Hollywood’s Heroic Water FX. Today, water effects.

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News

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1884: Avery’s Turbine

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 1, 2020 · Episode: 1884 Avery’s turbine: Important, but little-known, nineteenth-century precursor. Today, Avery’s turbine.

Tags Charles Parsons gas Hero's turbine James Watt Lyman Power Plants power production steam turbines turbine blades water William Avery

Houston Matters

Friday’s Show: Water Main Break, And Preparing For Coronavirus (Feb. 28, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 28, 2020 · On Friday's Houston Matters: The latest on Thursday's massive water main break, efforts to prepare Houston for coronavirus, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.

Tags Coronavirus mental health mental health access The Good The Bad and The Ugly university of houston water water main break

Houston Matters

The Bigger Picture: ‘Aquarela’ Depicts Water’s Power Around The World

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 27, 2019 · As Viktor Kossakovsky’s new documentary shows us how water behaves, we discuss how Greater Houston has been shaped by water.

Tags Aquarela Citizens' Environmental Coalition documentary film Greater Houston Joshua Zinn nature oceans Terry Tompkins-Walsh The Bigger Picture university of houston Viktor Kossakovsky water

Houston Matters

City Seeks Input On Water Conservation Plan

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 22, 2019 · Houston residents have until the end of May to submit their feedback.

Tags City of Houston Public Works Paula Paciorek water water conservation

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1662: Between Two Worlds

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 5, 2019 · Episode: 1662 A book on water: between two worlds in an old library. Today, we’re between two worlds in an old library.

Tags bathing books cleanliness climate climatology geology guysers marine life oceans rain sailing ships Seltzer water silt snowflakes stormy seas technological change Tissandier water

Houston Matters

He Led 1,500 Boys Across The Sudanese Desert — Now, He Brings Them Clean Water

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 3, 2018 · Salva Dut tells his story of fleeing the civil war in Sudan and explains how that experience led to his current mission -- bringing clean drinking water to his home country.

Tags A Long Walk to Water Michael Hagerty Salva Dut South Sudan St. Francis Episcopal School sudan water Water for South Sudan

News

Repairs On A Water Main Require A Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory In North Houston

HPM News Staff

Posted on March 5, 2018 · A precautionary drinking water advisory is in effect for some living in North Houston

Tags boil disinfection drinking water water water main

News

In Reversal, FEMA Says It Won’t End Puerto Rico Food And Water Distribution Wednesday

ADRIAN FLORIDO, NPR

Posted on January 31, 2018 · The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.

Tags electricity food Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico water

News

Water-Saving Mandate Lifted For Galveston After Hard Freeze

Associated Press

Posted on January 23, 2018 · Galveston officials say residents are encouraged to continue reporting leaks

Tags Freeze galveston pipes water

News

Why Are Texas’ Smaller Utilities Not Cleaning Up Drinking Water?

Paul Cobler, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 22, 2018 · Dozens of small and rural utilities in the state have for years provided water that contains illegal levels of radiation, lead and arsenic. Lack of resources is largely to blame — but there's more to it than that.

Tags texas utilities water

News

UPDATE: City Of Galveston Anticipates It Will Maintain Water Use Restrictions During Weekend

HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 19, 2018 · Although tank levels have risen, the City plans to keep the Stage 4 of its Drought Contingency Plan

Tags Freeze galveston Leak pipe water water conservation

Houston Matters

What’s At Stake In The Texas-New Mexico Supreme Court Battle Over Water Rights?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 8, 2018 · A legal expert explains the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court case between Texas and New Mexico over water rights from the Rio Grande.

Tags Gabriel Eckstein scotus supreme court Texas A&M Texas Water Rights water

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