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Water flows from a pipe at an oasis in the Saudi desert.
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Arid Arabian Peninsula Is Tapping into Vast Groundwater Reserves

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 5 November 201925 August 2022

A new, multipronged study sheds light on an ancient aquifer system.

Rocky, steep-sided desert valley
Posted inNews

The Dawning of the Age of Old Aquifers

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 21 August 201919 July 2022

A new technique using 81Kr can measure the age of old groundwater in arid regions. The method can be used as a proxy for past climates and weather patterns.

Diagram showing how groundwater disappears into crustal ruptures formed during an earthquake
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Groundwater Drawn Downward After Kumamoto Quake

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 14 August 20195 December 2022

A unique set of high-frequency groundwater level monitoring reveals a loss of approximately ten million cubic meters of groundwater after a major earthquake.

Photo of a destroyed seawall with Japanese writing
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Earthquakes Shake Up Groundwater Systems

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 13 August 201911 May 2022

Increased permeability temporarily boosts water flow.

Photo of a deep stepwell in India, with a green pool at the bottom
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Widespread Contamination Found in Northwest India’s Groundwater

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 5 August 20191 March 2023

Naturally occurring contaminants and human-made pollution in drinking water supply may be harmful to human health.

An illustration showing microscopic colloidal particles adhered to sand grains in an aquifer from which groundwater is being pumped to the surface via a well.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Treating Colloids as Clusters Better Predicts Their Behavior

by Terri Cook 25 July 20196 February 2023

New research suggests that an accurate prediction of colloidal particle mobilization in the environment should account for the effect of clustering.

Scientist downloading groundwater level and barometric pressure data from a borehole
Posted inEditors' Vox

Unlocking a Treasure Trove for Subsurface Characterization

by T. McMillan and G. Rau 12 July 201928 October 2021

Earth and atmospheric tide signatures embedded in groundwater levels are a potential game changer in the monitoring of confined aquifers.

Mountainous head-water in the Swiss Alps
Posted inEditors' Vox

How Diverse Observations Improve Groundwater Models

by O. S. Schilling, P. Cook and P. Brunner 5 July 201919 July 2022

Including diverse observations of exchange fluxes, tracer concentrations and residence times in groundwater model calibration results in more robust predictions than using only classical observations.

Man collects water from a pipe to put in a test tube.
Posted inNews

Ancient Water Underlies Arid Egypt

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 18 June 20196 February 2023

A hidden trove of groundwater is left over from the last ice age.

Geologists Mary Anderson, Ken Bradbury, and Harold Tobin smile for the cameras
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“Legendary” Mentor Follows the Groundwater

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 April 20195 October 2021

Mary Pikul Anderson, a lauded hydrogeologist, has advised more than 50 graduate students.

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