In an age when sustainable water sources are paramount, the IAEA has unveiled an ambitious strategy to delve deeper into groundwater research. The Agency's new coordinated research project (CRP) on ...

Groundwater depletion threatens water sources of the American food system, and the Central Valley (CV) is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world and a keystone in the American ...

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (June 17, 2025) — During the last ice age, storms soaked the now-arid Southwestern U.S., while today’s rainy Pacific Northwest remained relatively dry. As global temperatures rose ...

A Nigerian geoscience researcher, Emuobosa Patience Ojoboh, has drawn raised the alarm over growing vulnerability of groundwater systems in oil-producing ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A nationwide county-level study reveals how subtle differences in groundwater chemistry may ...

It’s easy to look at the “bathtub ring” at Lake Mead and realize we’ve got a problem. The bleached-white cliff walls show us how far water levels have declined — more than 100 feet from the ...

Aquifers are shrinking nationwide, threatening supplies of drinking water and America’s status as a food superpower. Climate change is amplifying the problem. By Christopher Flavelle and Mira ...

Elevated sodium in groundwater was associated with increased blood pressure and odds of hypertension, especially among Asian people and those living in coastal areas, according to a new meta-analysis.

The state’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of groundwater in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30. The amount of groundwater replenishment was significant, but was less than the ...