Sustainable use of groundwater sources in response to water scarcity and increasing water demands at regional to global scales mitigates the unprecedented impacts of over drafted groundwater storage.

Water security is essential for the sustainability of healthy human populations, economic growth, and the stability of communities and nations. Approximately 30% of all freshwater on Earth exists as ...

Beneath the surface of virtually every major growing city, a slow-moving crisis is unfolding. Aquifers - the underground layers of rock and sediment that store and supply freshwater to billions of ...

Rapid population growth in many African countries plus climate change has focused attention on the increased development of groundwater for irrigation and drinking water supplies. Effective governance ...

Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface -- from river deltas to valleys carved by massive flash floods. But a new study shows ...

When it comes to water, the state of California in recent years has faced the dilemma of having too much or too little. Although the land is parched and river washes run dry, more intense storms ...