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While groundwater is never completely separate from surface water, new research suggests that groundwater deeper than 500 m contributes less than 0.1 per cent of global river discharge. The researchers noted that for storing nuclear waste, sequestering CO2 or for production and storage of both conventional and emerging energy sources,... read more...
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We report the sad news of the death of Christine Watson, a stalwart of the IAH Secretariat’s “backroom team” through the growth of the organisation in the 1990’s, incorporation as a charitable company in 2000 and the management of Hydrogeology Journal. The picture shows Christine at the 2006 meeting of... read more...
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A dry 2022 and a record winter spell without rain has left 80% of France’s groundwater at ‘moderately or very low’ levels, according to a new report. Drought conditions over the winter months have left the majority of groundwater reserves in France facing a ‘difficult’ summer ahead, researchers have warned.... read more...
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Is there a positive side to climate change? Extreme weather events, which appear to be part of ‘climate change’, led to some damage to standing agriculture crops and breach in some tanks, and flooding of others, but the positive side has been a beneficial rise in the groundwater table in... read more...
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Glencore has long claimed an aquifer in the Great Artesian Basin where it plans to store the captured CO2 is “saline” and “unsuitable” for agriculture but now an alliance of major agriculture producers claim Glencore’s own water samples show this is misleading, and valuable groundwater is at risk. Find out more https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-16/glencore-carbon-capture-project-targets-great-artesian-basin/101935874 read more...
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The hydrogeology community has lost a giant in our field. Dr. John D. Bredehoeft passed away on January 1, 2023. He was 89. John was a pioneering quantitative hydrogeologist who consistently pushed the frontiers of groundwater science—both in terms of theoretical advances and practical applications. John’s contributions were multifaceted and... read more...
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A major herbicide used in French farming is set to be banned by health authorities after it was found to have links to pollution of the groundwater table. S-metolachlor, typically used in maize, sunflower and soya crops, is to be pulled from sale after studies found ‘unacceptable levels,’ including in... read more...
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It is with great regret that I announce the passing of our colleague Prof. José Martins Carvalho. Professor Emeritus José Martins Carvalho was a Professor of the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), Geobiobec Researcher, and EuroGeologist (EurGeol), an outstanding professional known in all the Portuguese groundwater related communities,... read more...
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Europe has been experiencing a severe drought for years. Across the continent, groundwater levels have been consistently low since 2018, even if extreme weather events with flooding temporarily give a different picture. As part of the EU’s Global Gravity-based Groundwater Product (G3P) project, researchers used satellite gravimetry to observe the... read more...
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New research sheds light on the connection between groundwater and surface water fluxes. The findings show a higher-than-estimated percentage of groundwater returning to the surface via river flow or when used by vegetation. The higher recharge rates suggest that natural phenomena, such as evapotranspiration and streamflow, depend on groundwater much... read more...
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