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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 ...

A large group of ANSTO environmental scientists and collaborators have produced the first groundwater stable isotopes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key PointsFirst depth-layered groundwater stable isotope map of New South Wales published Large-scale groundwater recharge and near-surface processes ...

FILE - A Samburu man gives cows water in Kom village, Samburu County, Kenya, Oct. 15, 2022. The groundwater that supplies farms, homes, industries and cities is being depleted across the world, and in ...

Record snowfall and rainfall this year, with tropical storm Hilary providing the latest blast, have brought major challenges to California but also an important opportunity for the managed recharge of ...

The Central Arizona Project aqueduct carries Colorado River water, flowing beside the Norterra Pointe neighborhood in Phoenix. (Kelvin Kuo / Los Angeles Times) As the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs ...