Anthropocene Water | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/anthropocene-water/RSS feed for Anthropocene WaterenFri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000United Nations Declares That the World Has Entered an Era of 'Global Water Bankruptcy'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/We're living beyond our hydrological means and need to focus on long-term recovery, according to a new reportFri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/Alaska's Rivers Are Turning Orange as Thawing Permafrost Releases Metals Into Waterwayshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alaskas-rivers-are-turning-orange-as-thawing-permafrost-releases-metals-into-waterways-180984408/A new study identifies at least 75 Arctic streams where minerals, especially iron, are staining water with a rusty hueFri, 24 May 2024 20:31:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alaskas-rivers-are-turning-orange-as-thawing-permafrost-releases-metals-into-waterways-180984408/Boiling Tap Water Could Help Remove 80 Percent of Its Microplastics, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/boiling-tap-water-could-help-remove-80-percent-of-its-microplastics-study-suggests-180983874/Minerals in some tap water can capture tiny plastic particles when the water is boiled, making them easier to filter away, according to a new studyFri, 01 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/boiling-tap-water-could-help-remove-80-percent-of-its-microplastics-study-suggests-180983874/One Liter of Bottled Water May Contain 240,000 Tiny Plastic Fragmentshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roughly-240000-plastic-bits-are-in-a-liter-of-bottled-water-180983554/A new technique reveals that the liquid may contain 10 to 1000 times more plastic pieces than previously thoughtMon, 08 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roughly-240000-plastic-bits-are-in-a-liter-of-bottled-water-180983554/Road Salt Pollution Levels Deemed Safe in U.S. and Canada May Not Protect Freshwater Ecosystems Enoughhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/road-salt-is-polluting-freshwater-ecosystems-180979701/At current thresholds, salinization can kill off zooplankton, a crucial microorganism at the center of many food websThu, 10 Mar 2022 11:05:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/road-salt-is-polluting-freshwater-ecosystems-180979701/Meth Pollution in Waterways Turns Trout Into Addictshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meth-pollution-waterways-turning-trout-addicts-180978133/Like humans, fish can get addicted to methamphetamines and go through withdrawalFri, 09 Jul 2021 14:10:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meth-pollution-waterways-turning-trout-addicts-180978133/Fishing for Plastic Is the Latest Way to Clean Up Amsterdam’s Canalshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/fishing-plastic-latest-way-clean-amsterdams-canals-180970378/Plastic Whale offers visitors an opportunity to see the city by boat while also cleaning up its waterwaysThu, 11 Oct 2018 17:51:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/fishing-plastic-latest-way-clean-amsterdams-canals-180970378/What's Behind Cape Town's Water Woes?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/day-zero-looms-cape-town-water-crisis-may-signify-new-normal-180968128/As climate change intensifies droughts, the city's crisis may signify a new normalTue, 13 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/day-zero-looms-cape-town-water-crisis-may-signify-new-normal-180968128/One in Six Global Deaths Linked to Pollutionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-six-global-deaths-linked-pollution-180965347/A new report suggests that pollution led to the deaths of nine million people in 2015Fri, 20 Oct 2017 20:22:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-six-global-deaths-linked-pollution-180965347/Stinking Rich: Swiss Sewage Contains $1.8 Million in Goldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/swiss-sewage-full-gold-apparently-180965245/But don't start digging through the country's sewer sludge just yetThu, 12 Oct 2017 19:17:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/swiss-sewage-full-gold-apparently-180965245/