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UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS
Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...- These busy beavers are quietly helping fight climate change more than experts thoughtBeaver dams carbon storage: New research reveals beavers are more than just landscape architects; their dams create wetlands that act as si...
- Aravalli Biodiversity Park helps Delhi retain 3 million litres of rainwater, reduce flooding: StudyDelhi's Aravalli Biodiversity Park is a vital green lung, retaining nearly three million litres of rainwater annually and significantly red...
- From 2 days to 90! Abu Dhabi unveils world’s largest underground water reserve that stuns expertsAbu Dhabi has unveiled the world's largest underground desalinated water reserve, storing 26 billion liters to supply the emirate for up to...
- Six-Million-Year-Old Water Discovered Beneath Sicily: How Scientists Uncovered This Hidden TreasureScientists unearthed a colossal six-million-year-old freshwater aquifer beneath Sicily's Hyblaean Mountains, holding an estimated 17.5 cubi...
- America’s Hidden Karst Landscapes: Why the Ground Can Open Without WarningBeneath forests, farms, and neighborhoods, water slowly dissolves rock, forming hidden underground channels and caves in karst landscapes. ...
- How Do Satellites Know Wells Are Running Dry Before Anyone Notices? ExplainedGroundwater is vital for many communities. Satellites now track underground water loss, revealing declines before wells run dry. This techn...
- Groundwater Is Vanishing Faster Than Ice and Most of Us Never NoticedGroundwater, vital for drinking and farming, is disappearing globally. This hidden crisis, revealed by satellite data and aquifer studies, ...
- New Maps Show Why Some Land Slowly Sinks Over TimeThe ground beneath us is sinking, a phenomenon called land subsidence, revealed by advanced satellite mapping. This slow, often invisible m...
- Venice is sinking. But one plan could lift the entire city by 30 cmVenice, grappling with sinking land and rising sea levels, faces increasing flood threats. An Italian engineer proposes injecting water int...
- 22% of India’s groundwater dried up or in critical state: Gajendra Singh ShekhawatThe ‘Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India’ report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) showed that 1,499 out of 6,881 assessed units...
- Around 22% groundwater has either dried up or in critical category: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat"Our dependence on groundwater is 65 per cent. It is not infinite. It is invisible, so we don't know how much water is being used. Almost 2...
- Delhi at epicentre of global groundwater crisis: ReportNew research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India.
- Haryana uses mapping tech to trace groundwaterHaryana will become the first state in the country to have aquifer mapping done for its groundwater resources by May
- Gas 'fingerprinting' used to monitor carbon dioxide may reduce emissionsCarbon dioxide emissions from energy generation, in particular coal burning, contribute to the increasing pace of global climate change.
- Gas 'fingerprinting' used to monitor CO2 may reduce emissionsCarbon dioxide emissions from energy generation, in particular coal burning, contribute to the increasing pace of global climate change.
- Water expert Rajendra Singh welcomes government plan to map sand depositsSingh stressed satellite mapping of sand deposits was a "must" to see that the ecology of rivers was maintained even as sand becomes availa...
- New norms on anvil to make groundwater public propertyGroundwater, a precious natural resource, is for all practical purposes a private property in India.
- Poison in India’s groundwater posing national health crisisDepletion of groundwater and its pollution may be leading to a silent public health crisis as aquifers in many stretches across India are b...
- North India losing groundwater at rate of foot per yr: NasaUsing Nasa satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 cm (one foo...
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