The world’s groundwater aquifers are taking a beating. Decades of unrestrained pumping by thirsty farms and fast-growing cities have drained these underground rock beds, which hold more than 95 ...

This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado's Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater ...

The San Joaquin Valley recently received some good news about its groundwater: We are replenishing more of it whenever we have the chance. Comparing two recent wet years — 2017 to 2023 — the volume of ...

Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater—the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation—can threaten food production amid drought and ...

Groundwater flow modelling is a critical tool in the management and protection of water resources, especially in the context of both confined and unconfined aquifers. Confined aquifers, bounded by ...

Powerful pulses of groundwater flow up from beneath Lakes Michigan and Huron, which together form one of the largest freshwater systems in the world. This groundwater flux may dramatically alter how ...

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