Measurements of groundwater levels in 170,000 wells reveal the global extent of groundwater decline. But the data also show that such depletion is not inevitable in a changing climate, providing hope ...

Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present the largest assessment of groundwater levels around ...

Example of a karst system in the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia: Karst groundwater aquifers are major and important habitats. Water is the basis of all life on Earth. However, the crucial ...

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly ...

This paper provides the most comprehensive account yet of trends in groundwater levels around the world. Darker colors indicate changes of 10 cm/year or more. Credit: Jasechko et al. This paper ...

As the Colorado River's giant reservoirs have declined during the last two decades, even larger amounts of water have been pumped and drained from underground, according to new research based on data ...