Engineers Are Creating Artificial Glaciers to Store Fresh Water Around The World In high the deserts of northern India, climate change and receding glaciers have left villages critically dry in the spring. Engineers are creating “ice stupas,” or artificial glaciers, to store fresh water during the winter that would otherwise have flown away downstream. In the Ladakh desert region, only about 4 inches of rain and snow falls annually. Villages rely on glacial […] Brains Mike Lavery | August 4, 2018 1 Comment
Brain Post: 600-Mile-Long Coral Reef Discovered At The Mouth Of The Amazon River… A team of scientists from Brazil and the United States discovered an enormous coral reef that stretches for some 600 miles. The reef is located at the mouth of the Amazon River, where the water is tainted due to the mixing of saltwater and fresh water. The reef system spans 3,600-square miles along the ocean floor, stretching from French Guiana to […] Brains Chris Wallner | April 26, 2016 1 Comment
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