Only One in Ten Farms Irrigates: The Hidden Barriers Holding Back Southern Ethiopia’s Smallholders
A large-scale econometric study of over 33,000 households finds that only 9.4 percent of farmers in southern Ethiopia irrigate, with ...
Tag: water management
Irrigation Yields Massive Greenhouse Gas Savings for U.S. Agriculture
New research from Colorado State University shows that U.S. agricultural irrigation prevents significantly more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces ...
Cheap Soil Moisture Sensors Fail the Test: Mid-Range Probes Win on Precision Irrigation
A benchmark of seventeen commercial soil moisture sensors across three soil types finds that mid-range FDR probes deliver the best ...
New Framework Brings Global Water Planetary Boundaries Down to the River Basin
IIASA researchers and partners have developed a river-basin-scale framework that operationalizes the Global Water Planetary Boundary to guide local water ...
New Global Map Reveals Which Groundwater Reserves Can Survive Drought
A Utrecht University study using a one kilometer resolution global groundwater model classifies the world's aquifers by their ability to ...
Drying Rice Paddies on Purpose Slashes Methane and Reshapes Soil Chemistry in Vietnam
A three-season field study in Vietnam shows that alternate wetting and drying irrigation cuts methane production potential by roughly 62 ...
Rethinking Global Groundwater Models to Feed Crops and Protect Ecosystems
A Nature Water perspective argues that global groundwater models can diagnose depletion but must become integrated, process-based frameworks to guide ...
Türkiye’s Drying Signal Emerges Only at Long Timescales, Basin-Level Analysis Reveals
A basin-scale trend analysis of four drought indices across Türkiye finds that significant drying emerges only at 12- to 24-month ...
Ancient Water Hides Deep Beneath Finland’s Buried Valleys, Tracers Reveal
New research shows that fresh water circulates to surprising depths beneath Finland's buried valley aquifers, while thousand-year-old waters remain isolated ...
Drought Is Fading in the Northeastern United States as Rising Rainfall Wins Out
A new Dartmouth study in the Journal of Hydrometeorology finds that increased precipitation has made drought in the northeastern United ...
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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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