The underground drought

Quality not quantity is the greatest threat to Asia’s most important source of groundwater

Scientists from the British Geological Survey (BGS) have published a new paper in Nature Geoscience mapping out the quantity and … Continued

It is one thing to live in an area where groundwater is available, having access to it is another. If … Continued

The total amount of groundwater abstraction by a country positively correlates with the size of that country. This quite … Continued

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This page provides an overview of groundwater research that is currently carried out. Please help us enrich this page by … Continued

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Stress level of aquifers that are important for growing food. Warmer colours are applied to more stressed areas, with … Continued

Groundwater is less susceptible to bacterial pollution than surface water, as the soils and rocks it flows through screens out … Continued

Most of the layers of ground in which water is stored (aquifers) are naturally recharged, for example through rain and … Continued