NASA finds new way to monitor underground water loss
Researchers have untangled puzzling patterns of sinking and rising land to pin down the underground locations where water is being pumped for irrigation.
Researchers have untangled puzzling patterns of sinking and rising land to pin down the underground locations where water is being pumped for irrigation.
Environment
Apr 5, 2022
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Using satellite data, researchers have found that around 100 sq km in and around Delhi has high risk of land subsidence. Groundwater extraction is causing parts of the city to sink, with the largest area experiencing subsidence ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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Though water is central to our everyday lives and indeed life itself, we often mark World Water Day on March 22 not by reminding ourselves of all that water brings, but of the consequences of its absence or contamination.
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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From the Murray-Darling system to Great Artesian Basin, "invisible" underground groundwater is often the only water supply available across the vast majority of Australia—and its annual contribution to GDP is estimated ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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Whether rising seas played a role in the collapse of the doomed Surfside condominium is unclear—and perhaps, unlikely—but the new research from Florida International University provides the data for what regular passersby ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2022
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Tapping into groundwater can help communities in Africa diversify their water supply and strengthen their drought defenses, according to a study led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Environment
Mar 1, 2022
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Scholars looking for underground water sources on the Eastern Arabian Peninsula for a project funded by the United State Agency for Aid and International Development, have accidentally uncovered the outlines of a settlement ...
Archaeology
Feb 2, 2022
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In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country's most important crops, with 17% of corn production and 12% of soybean production coming from ...
Ecology
Jan 28, 2022
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Outside of the world's oceans, groundwater is one of the largest stores of water on Earth. While it might appear that the planet is covered in vast lakes and river systems, they make up only 0.01 percent of the Earth's water. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2022
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Native marine macroalgae, also known as limu, or as seaweed, thrive in environments created by natural groundwater seeps, specifically benefiting from the combined effects of enhanced nutrients despite lowered salinity levels, ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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