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2015年6月洪水期间,汽车在新西兰达尼丁南部的街道上前行。图片来源:John Cosgrove
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地下洪水:海平面上升的隐形风险

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 20 May 202520 May 2025

研究人员展示了一种方法来评估海平面上升如何提高地下水位,从而可能将洪水灾害传播到遥远的内陆地区。

A pipe leads to a pump in a brown, weedy field. Evergreen trees and a blue sky are in the background.
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Scientists Map Where Orphan Wells Pose Threats to Aquifers

by Martha Pskowski 16 May 202516 May 2025

A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast, and California is susceptible to contamination from orphaned oil and gas wells.

Brown, dying stalks of corn are seen against a blue sky.
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Can Desalination Quench Agriculture’s Thirst?

by Lela Nargi 15 May 202515 May 2025

Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly pipe dream, others say it’s part of the future.

Natural spring water
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Delegations Drive One Water Dialogues

by Grace van Deelen 24 April 202524 April 2025

Proactive approaches allow water practitioners to address issues in innovative, inclusive ways.

A river surrounded by lush green vegetation is seen from about the height of a tree.
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Seeping Groundwater Can Be a Hidden Source of Greenhouse Gases

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 28 March 202528 March 2025

A new study in the Farmington River watershed shows that groundwater seeps can release 20% of dissolved emissions into the atmosphere before the water joins streams.

Small boats on a small, drying river
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Brazil’s Rivers Are Leaking

by Sofia Moutinho 28 March 202528 March 2025

Wells overpumping groundwater could be forcing rivers to seep underground, a new study shows. Regions with intensive irrigation activities are at the most risk.

The Los Angeles River passes under a bridge at sunset.
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Seismometers Provide Fuller Picture of Los Angeles Groundwater

by Grace van Deelen 19 March 202519 March 2025

A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles.

Sketches of mountains with distributions of different plants on each.
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Topography and the Terrestrial Water Cycle

by Sebastian Gnann, Jane W. Baldwin, Mark O. Cuthbert, Tom Gleeson, Wolfgang Schwanghart and Thorsten Wagener 12 March 202512 March 2025

The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is still much to learn about Earth’s complex dynamics – both above, at, and below the surface.

Cars drive down a city street flooded with water halfway up the tires. A hillside with clusters of houses is visible in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Flooding from Below: The Unseen Risks of Sea Level Rise

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 March 202520 May 2025

Researchers demonstrate a method for assessing how rising seas could raise groundwater levels, potentially transmitting flood hazards far inland.

Graph from the study
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Listening to Groundwater Dynamics

by Stefan Kollet 10 March 20257 March 2025

Deep learning from shallow passive seismic data reveals groundwater table depth information in space and time.

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