Scientists studying the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range found that an aquifer has nearly three times as much water as ...

A recent story out of New Jersey highlighted a growing concern faced by coastal ... where saltwater is infiltrating vital freshwater aquifers. In Florida, over-extraction from the Floridan Aquifer, ...

sign up for News 2 You Legislation prohibiting the placement of a landfill above aquifers comes after controversy over the city’s proposed new landfill site in Central Oahu. “I don’t often ...

That allowed them to map the volume of the aquifer ... where one might like to collect such data. So the new estimate of the size of the aquifer is a lower bound, and the actual volume might ...

The subterranean aquifer takes in mass amounts of snowmelt and rainwater, where it percolates for seven to 10 years before fueling many of Oregon’s most famous rivers through gushing springs.

From Texas to New Jersey, coastal counties dominate the rankings of America's most flood-prone areas. Dozens more USAID staff ...

Namibia’s minister of agriculture, water and land reform, Carl-Hermann Schlettwein, said in June 2024 that his priority was to make sure that the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System would not ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - State and city lawmakers and community leaders are backing legislation that would prohibit landfills from being built over aquifers ... site for a new landfill in ...

The government study also revealed people who are “socially vulnerable” have higher risks of facing water scarcity.

The team of researchers was able to map the extent of the aquifer by relying on previous ... resources and volcanic hazards presented by this new discovery.