http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/06/using-tree-rings-to-understand-and-protect-new-york%e2%80%99s-water/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/06/using-tree-rings-to-understand-and-protect-new-york%e2%80%99s-water/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:30:22 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18619 The upper Delaware River Basin System is one of the largest water supply systems for the city of New York. Today our understanding and management of these reservoir systems is based on the short historical records of data, which are limited. Scientists need to find a way to look further into the past. One of the answers lies in tree rings.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/06/using-tree-rings-to-understand-and-protect-new-york%e2%80%99s-water/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/25/jumping-ship/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/25/jumping-ship/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:31:02 +0000 Mike Steckler http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18204 As we finally reached our prime target area, it was time for me to leave the ship and return home. Despite initial struggles on navigating the Brahmaputra River, we have worked together with the ship's crew and pilots for a successful method. And now as I leave with many new friends, the best data is coming in. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/25/jumping-ship/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/23/cruising-up-the-brahmaputra/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/23/cruising-up-the-brahmaputra/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:29:20 +0000 Mike Steckler http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18137 Rejoining the ship, we sailed up the Padma and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) Rivers. Hurrying to our primary area with the help of pilots, we finally collected good seismic data.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/23/cruising-up-the-brahmaputra/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/21/excursion-to-dhaka/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/21/excursion-to-dhaka/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:23:42 +0000 Mike Steckler http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18004 Finishing up in the muddy rivers of NE Bangladesh, we headed downstream to switch to the mighty Brahmaputra River system. However, on the way down I had to jump ship to go into traffic-clogged Dhaka for some meetings before rejoining her on the Padma, the name of the combined Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/21/excursion-to-dhaka/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/01/13/protecting-our-waterways-the-waterkeeper-alliance/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/01/13/protecting-our-waterways-the-waterkeeper-alliance/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:58:32 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=10547 At any given time, there are dedicated environmentalists around the U.S. working to protect our waterways.These “keepers” are all members of the Waterkeeper Alliance (WKA), an organization of over 200 keepers globally, defending their communities’ rights to clean water.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/01/13/protecting-our-waterways-the-waterkeeper-alliance/feed/ 0