The traditional hydrologic view of western mountains was constrained by the notion that the only significant natural water storage in mountains is snowpack, giving less attention to soil water storage ...

Earthquake hydrology investigates the complex interplay between seismic events and the behaviour of groundwater systems. Research in this area has revealed that both dynamic and static stresses ...

Grasslands across the globe, which support the majority of the world's grazing animals, have been transitioning to shrublands in a process that scientists call "woody plant encroachment." Managed ...

There is more to freshwater resources than meets the eye. While fresh water is visible in the form of rivers, lakes and glaciers, fresh groundwater resources — hidden beneath the Earth — often go ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon’s Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time declining groundwater levels were generally recognized, a new ...

David Keith Todd, a retired UC Berkeley professor and author of a landmark book on groundwater hydrology, spent most of his life teaching students about the ways of water and advising clients on how ...

AquiferWatch is an educational nonprofit based in Tallahassee that uses citizen science volunteers to monitor groundwater levels and quality. Director Rick Copeland and Assistant Director Gary Maddox ...

AMHERST - A professor at UMass Amherst is asking for people's help as his team researches the impact groundwater levels are having in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is coming off one of the wettest ...

HEATHER JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS. >> WE KNOW GROUNDWATER IS SO IMPORTANT. GROUNDWATER IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST WATER STORAGE SYSTEMS WE HAVE IN THE STATE. IT MAKES UP 30% TO 40% OF OUR WATER SUPPLY, IN ...

Beneath sandy beaches, microbes filter chemicals from groundwater and safeguard ocean health. A new study reveals that sneaker waves provide a lens to explore the impending impacts of sea level rise ...

A new study modeled shrub encroachment on a sloping landscape and reached a startling conclusion: Shrub encroachment on slopes can increase the amount of water that goes into groundwater storage. The ...