Satellite Gravimetry Reveals Global Groundwater Trends and Massive Regional Storage Shifts
A 21.5-year satellite gravimetry study reveals that global groundwater depletion of 103 cubic kilometers annually is heavily concentrated in Asia ...
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Water quality, not just quantity, drives India’s deepening scarcity crisis
A new review argues that India's water scarcity is intensified by deteriorating water quality and hidden virtual water flows, not ...
Rainfall Is Declining Across Bangladesh’s Drought-Prone Barind Tract, 25-Year Study Finds
A 25-year analysis of 18 gauging stations in Bangladesh's Barind Tract finds statistically significant rainfall declines in the west and ...
Farms shift toward the tropics and drylands as settlements expand
Settlement expansion is displacing cultivation from temperate regions and pushing arable land toward the tropics and drylands, a global analysis ...
Saudi Arabia’s Groundwater Is Vanishing Fast, Satellites Reveal
Satellite gravimetry shows Saudi Arabia lost groundwater equal to roughly 4.3 × 10² cubic kilometers from 2002 to 2024, with ...
New Indicator Measures How Far Water Use Pushes Basins Toward Bankruptcy
A new indicator quantifies water overconsumption in six western US basins, revealing unsustainable depletion ranging from 6 to 48 percent.
Groundwater depletion clusters along borders in shared aquifers, UN scientists warn
A UNU-INWEH policy brief and a PNAS analysis show that groundwater depletion and irrigation concentrate near borders in shared aquifers, ...
Almeria’s Greenhouse Miracle Shows Water Efficiency Alone Cannot Save Aquifers
A detailed analysis of Spain's Campo de Dalías greenhouse region finds that dramatic water-efficiency gains merely delayed, rather than prevented, ...
Study reconstructs five decades of groundwater loss in California’s Tulare Basin
A model-based reconstruction of 3,865 wells estimates declines in groundwater levels and storage across the Tulare Basin from 1971 to ...
Pakistan’s Cities Are Running Out of Water—and the Fix May Lie Underground
A sweeping new review finds Pakistan's cities face intertwined crises of groundwater depletion, contamination, flooding, and fragmented governance, but points ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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