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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.
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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.

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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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How Does Subsurface Lithology Speak to Hillslope Morphology?

by Erkan Istanbulluoglu 5 November 20245 November 2024

Subsurface flow hydrology connects soils and bedrock lithology to long-term catchment evolution in humid landscapes.

An aquamarine body of water in a desert landscape. The water’s edge has white crystallized material.
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Nevada Has Loads of Lithium. Here’s Why.

by Evan Howell 31 October 202428 March 2025

Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.

A road runs through a neighborhood; the road is warped and covered with black tarp and orange sandbags in some places.
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Rancho Palos Verdes Landslides Have Residents Seeking Science

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 3 October 20243 October 2024

Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes are looking to the scientific community for help in understanding the slow-moving landslides that are destroying their community.

A desert landscape vegetated by dry grass and shrubs.
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Fiber-Optic Cables Used to Measure Changing Soil Moisture

by Caroline Hasler 10 September 202410 September 2024

Scientists are using seismic techniques to measure soil moisture. Their results show that recent droughts in California depleted water in the shallow subsurface.

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