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Deep sadness has been felt throughout the international hydrogeological community following the passing of Professor Joe Tóth, founder of the theory of regional groundwater flow systems, Professor Emeritus of the University of Alberta, Honorary Professor of Eötvös Loránd University, and external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He passed... read more...
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Five years on from our last member benefits survey in 2021, it is essential to know what additional services and opportunities members want. This will ensure that IAH will continue to progress its mission to promote understanding, wise-use and protection of global groundwater resources. Please help by completing this survey.... read more...
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Aquifer-based geothermal systems can keep data centres cool by using groundwater as a giant natural “thermal battery”, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US have published a study exploring whether aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) could offer a technically feasible solution for... read more...
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We are hosting a series of online webinars in cooperation with UNESCO, The World Bank Group, World Meteorological Organization, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), coordinators of the UN-Water Expert Group on Groundwater. In the third webinar in the series, we will emphasize the economic value of groundwater and integrated... read more...
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With deep sadness, we inform our members of the passing of Professor Mihael Brenčič on 30 March 2026, following a prolonged and severe illness. Professor Brenčič served as the Chair of the Slovenian National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (SKIAH) from 2018 to 2023. He was a Corresponding... read more...
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The fourth paper in our Technical Insight Series is out now! Produced by the Commission on Groundwater Quality, the latest paper ‘Antimicrobial Resistance – A Growing Global Groundwater Challenge’ presents the environmental pathways that lead to the occurrence of antimicrobial pharmaceuticals in groundwater, the development of antibiotic resistant genes, and... read more...
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The 2025 Journal Citation Report has just been released – it shows that the latest 2025 two-year impact factor for Hydrogeology Journal has increased from 2.3 in 2024 to 2.8 in 2025 👏 👏 👏 IAH and HJ’s Executive Editor Jean-Christophe Comte want to send our congratulations and thank everyone... read more...
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Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science are quantifying the amount of groundwater flowing from the land to the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia to help understand the viability of blue carbon storage solutions to reduce the impacts of climate change. Find out more Groundwater flow could help unlock... read more...
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Mumbai depends significantly on groundwater, supplied by water tankers, to meet its municipal water supply shortfall. However, weak regulation and monitoring has made illegal groundwater extraction rampant across the city. Meanwhile, the municipal corporation is running an aquifer mapping pilot in the upper catchment of the Mithi river with the... read more...
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Researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research have investigated how water from streams can be stored in the aquifer during wet periods. Using an area in the lower Spree catchment in Brandenburg as an example, the team used a computer model to show that naturally occurring small basins... read more...
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