Beneath our feet, a slow-motion crisis is unfolding. The world's underground water stores, known as aquifers, are being drained at a pace that took scientists years of painstaking data collection to ...
South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis aquifer is at risk. According to the latest study done by the University of Memphis, there are more breaches in the aquifer’s protective layer than originally thought. On ...
Groundwater is declining across Eastern Washington's complex, interconnected aquifer system, as people draw on it for irrigation, drinking and other uses at a pace that threatens its sustainability, ...
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 ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The most precious resource in the Mid-South is hidden beneath your feet and pouring from your taps. While the Memphis Sand Aquifer is mostly pristine, it is threatened. Now, a new ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – It is no secret that we have been battling a persistent drought across the state over the last few years. Has the influx of moisture we have gained so far this year helped our ...
The Fort Collins Loveland Water District is investing in an aquifer near the Wyoming and Colorado border in an effort to secure drinking water for the region's projected growth. The aquifer, combined ...