Access to groundwater is crucial to life on Earth, but rising temperatures could render it undrinkable for 75 million people within the next 76 years. In a new study, researchers at the Karlsruhe ...

As climate change pushes seas to rise ever higher, shallow groundwater could become a more costly hazard across the Atlantic coast, particularly in South Florida where the water table sits just feet ...

For half the world’s population, the water in their drinking glasses comes from below them. Groundwater also supplies 40% of global irrigation projects. Alarmingly, more than a third of the planet’s ...

Rising seas and heavy groundwater use are pushing coastal freshwater toward collapse, threatening drinking water, food, and ...

For scientists, measuring the water in a river or a lake is relatively straightforward. It’s much more complicated to figure out how much water lies underground. After years of research, a team of ...

There has been a significant improvement in the groundwater situation in Delhi, with the rate of extraction falling well ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. New research highlights areas in California and elsewhere that have managed to raise depleted water tables. One ...

Coastal groundwater is a key source of drinking water in many regions of the world. However, it is threatened by ...

This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado's Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here. As drought and demand affect water resources ...