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Water crisis: Various groundwater resources around the world could be depleted by 2050
Heavily irrigated regions in drier climates face the greatest threat Heavily irrigated regions in drier climates face the greatest threatIn the upcoming decades, important underground resources could...
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Scientists find ‘Water windfall’ beneath California’s Central Valley, making the state’s water supply three times larger than previously estimated
This is great news for an area suffering a prolonged drought, however accessing this water in a financially sensible way and safeguarding it from possible contamination from oil and gas activities wil...
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Drinking Water On Earth Is Ending
Satellites that monitor subtle changes in the Earth's gravitational field, show that the aquifers are over-pumped in many areas worldwide, without even knowing whether there are stocks or if water sim...
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Video: Do Changes in Groundwater Levels Affect Streamflow?
In the Buffalo National River, somebody can hear the running water and the next minute the water is gone! In the Ozarks, there are streams that disappear and reappear randomly! The ultimate...
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Penn State Researchers Develop New Technique for Identifying Shale-drilling Additives in Drinking Water
Researchers at Penn State University have developed a new analytical technique for identifying common drilling substances in drinking water. Using the technique, the scientists reported contamination...
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