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The Indo-Gangetic plain, which has stratified layers of sand and clay, is highly prone to subsidence from over-exploitation of groundwater. When the amount of groundwater extracted year after year is so much more than the rainfall that recharges the aquifer, the land can collapse and subside. Groundwater extraction has also... read more...
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Abstract submissions are invited to the AGU Fall 2023 meeting session H040. Climate proofing our water supply through upscaling managed aquifer recharge. The AGU Fall 2023 meeting will take place between Dec. 11-15, 2023 in San Francisco in person and on line anywhere. Abstract is due by Aug. 1, 2023.... read more...
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More than half of South Africa’s population relies on groundwater for its water supply, but a failure to secure the skills needed for the management of this critical resource at a local government level is threatening our ability to respond to the impacts of climate change and other drivers of... read more...
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William (Bill) E. Wilson, the first Technical Editor of Hydrogeology Journal William (Bill) E. Wilson, the first Technical Editor of the IAH international journal, Hydrogeology Journal, passed away recently, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Bill (June 4, 1934 – April 18, 2023) was a very kind and... read more...
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Experts believe that rainfall deficit is just one of many reasons behind the depletion of groundwater levels in Malnad and Coastal Karnataka, where water was easily available in the past. Deforestation, concretisation, over-exploitation of groundwater for agriculture and poor rainwater harvesting systems are equal culprits. As a result, even places... read more...
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Vajinder Kumar, a Chemist at Akal University, reports that ‘Malwa is known as the cancer belt of Punjab’. Many residents also suffer from other conditions linked to water contaminated with excess fluoride and arsenic. Fluorosis is characterised by dental and crippling bone problems, while arsenicosis or arsenic poisoning is characterised... read more...
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Environment Committee MEPs adopted their position on new laws that revise the Water Framework Directive, the Groundwater Directive and the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (Surface Water Directive). The aim of the revisions is better protection for human health and natural ecosystems from pollutants. The revisions include a watch list of... read more...
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Today we celebrate the th birthday of Dr József Tóth, the founder of the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of IAH. Some of the many achievements associated with his name are: mathematical foundation of groundwater’s basin hydraulics analysis; description of the systematic movement of groundwater flow; recognition of the role of groundwater... read more...
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A new study shows that our human pumping and relocating of groundwater has slightly shifted Earth’s mass – thereby slightly changing Earth’s spin – and causing Earth’s rotational axis to increase its rate of wandering. Groundwater withdrawal for agriculture, mining, or household use, for example, has caused a slight-but-noticeable shift... read more...
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Groundwater is our most important freshwater resource, but the lack of systematic analysis of its economic importance has evaded attention from policymakers and the general public–threatening the resource. The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Economics of Groundwater in Times of Climate Change report, published by the World Bank, offers new data and... read more...
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