Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region. These are welcome announcements. Due to a ...
The scale of what's happening beneath Iran's surface is staggering. This isn't just a water shortage. It's something far ...
This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado's Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here. As drought and demand affect water resources ...
Iran is running out of water, with shrinking rivers, drying reservoirs, and collapsing groundwater forcing the country to ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The Mahomet Aquifer is a formation of sand and gravel that runs roughly from the Indiana state line west to the Illinois River in Cass County in west-central Illinois. It ...
A new monitoring model combining satellite images with artificial intelligence can identify variations in the volume of Brazilian aquifers. The Urucuia, one of the largest aquifers in the Cerrado ...
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ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Nearly 50 years ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite recent rain, Central Texas remains in a drought, impacting water supplies. Some cities and utilities know having just one source of drinking water isn't an ideal plan, ...
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As Joliet races to meet state requirements to be eligible to tap into Lake Michigan water before the region ’s groundwater is depleted, a handful of neighboring towns are holding off on making plans ...
Los Angeles is nearly finished with a $600 million project in the east San Fernando Valley that will turn contaminated groundwater from Superfund sites into drinking water for as many as 261,000 ...