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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.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

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.
Posted inEditors' Vox

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 202512 March 2025

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

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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.

A plume water spouts high into the air from a well drilled in arid-looking ground beside water trucks and drilling equipment emblazoned with “UN.”
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Deep Groundwater Might Be a Sustainable Solution to the Water Crisis

by Claudia Bertoni, Fridtjov Ruden, Elizabeth Quiroga Jordan and Helene Ruden 27 February 202524 April 2025

Scientists are finding fresh groundwater buried deep underground, but questions remain about the scale of these resources, how they’re resupplied, and whether they can be used sustainably.

Una masa de agua de color aguamarina en un paisaje desértico. El borde del agua tiene material cristalizado de color blanco.
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Nevada tiene montones de litio. Esta es la razón.

by Evan Howell 7 January 20257 January 2025

Nevada se está convirtiendo en un gran productor de litio, gracias a la topografía, el clima y la serendipia geológica.

A hand in a blue glove holds a plastic cup out to catch a stream of water.
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Nebraska High Schoolers Test Well Water Quality

by Emily Dieckman 11 December 202417 December 2024

The Know Your Well program gives high school students experience in hands-on STEM research while providing community members information about their water quality.

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