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The 2025 campaign ‘Glacier Preservation’ highlights the need to reduce carbon emissions to slow glacial melting and promotes the sustainable management of glacial meltwater. As efforts continue to ensure safe and sufficient water for drinking, agriculture, and other essential needs, understanding groundwater’s role becomes even more important. Learning about and... read more...
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Understanding how groundwater recharges is essential info for sustainably managing Australia’s water resources. Researchers are gathering underground data from caves, tunnels, and mines from across the continent. The observing system spans Australia’s boundless plains. It measures how different places, each with different soil and rock types and weather patterns, affect... read more...
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Groundwater flooding is the least invested in, least well understood, least monitored and least responded to of all the sources of flooding. People are not prepared to manage the disruption and devastation it can bring. Aardman, the multi-award-winning studio behind the Wallace & Gromit franchise, has partnered with an initiative... read more...
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In a new paper focused on the coastal city of Dunedin, New Zealand, researchers demonstrate how sea level rise might change groundwater levels and thereby increase inland flooding hazards. They conclude that flood hazards resulting from rising groundwater can extend much farther inland than many people expect. Find out more... read more...
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A study on the presence of contaminants in water in India, led by researchers at the British Geological Survey in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, presents a combined assessment of emerging organic contaminants and antimicrobial resistance indicators from multiple water... read more...
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Water is scarce in the Horn of Africa, where 25 million people lack affordable, reliable, long-term access. Droughts, happening every 3-4 years, can be devastating for children and their families. Yet, potentially significant water resources lie beneath this arid landscape. An innovative mapping solution that integrates satellite data, digital mapping,... read more...
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Are you interested in participating in Hydrogeoday 2025? You can view a list of Hydrogeoday events organised around the world at Hidrogeodia 2025 | AIH Grupo Español read more...
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More than half of Brazil’s rivers are at risk of reduced flow due to water seeping into underground aquifers, a study warns. This is of great importance for Brazil, which could face increasing water stress with serious consequences for water supply, food security and ecosystems. The findings also serve as... read more...
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We are pleased to share with you the First Circular for the 7th Edition of FLOWPATH, the National Meeting on Hydrogeology organized by IAH Italy. The conference will take place from June 11–13, 2025, in Turin, co-organized by the Università degli Studi di Torino and Politecnico di Torino. Registration and... read more...
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A recent study has revealed that about 17 million people across the world are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This is shown on the study’s high-resolution global groundwater sulfate distribution map. The study recommends incorporating sulfate into global water safety management practices. The... read more...
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