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The IAH was well represented in the recent UN ECE event on conjunctive management of water resources. read more...
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At this year’s IAH World Groundwater Congress in Cape Town, we took a further step towards setting up an ‘Education and Outreach Working Group’. The WG once fully in place will be able to set out a strategy for delivering more support to members, taking account of different needs from... read more...
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The IAH World Groundwater Congress 2024 will be held from 8 to 13 September 2024 at the renowned Davos Congress Centre, Switzerland. We invite you to participate in the organisation of the scientific programme by proposing a session by 26 November. Find out more www.iah2024davos.org/session read more...
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During the last 60 years, geostatistics has been increasingly used in hydrogeology to understand aquifers, model them more accurately and quantify uncertainty. A Hydrogeology Journal special issue (Sept 2023) provides an overview of typical applications of geostatistical methods used in hydrogeology, but it also highlights some novel ideas and developments... read more...
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With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable environments on Earth. While the Sahara was periodically much greener in the distant past, an ancient society living in a climate very similar to today’s... read more...
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Potentially harmful synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, have been found at almost half of the 500 groundwater monitoring sites in Switzerland. But Swiss limit values were only exceeded at one station, according to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). Find out more https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-forever-chemicals–detected-at-half-of-swiss-groundwater-sites/48884684 read more...
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Scientists have identified a growing problem in the Great Barrier Reef that is likely, they say, to be a cause for concern when considering the region’s health. A new study has uncovered a hitherto unknown impact on the reef’s health: groundwater. Researchers used radium isotope tracing to monitor nutrient proportions... read more...
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Congratulations to this year’s IAH award winners, who were announced at the General Assembly during the annual congress in Cape Town in September. Presidents’ Award, 2023 The IAH Presidents’ Award was established in 1995 and is determined by the current and past presidents. It is given annually to a member... read more...
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In the face of rising urbanisation, climate change, weather variability and resource degradation, hydrogeologists from around the world gathered in Cape Town this week to chart a way forward on water security, using a hidden treasure underneath our feet — groundwater. About 500 groundwater experts from 52 countries around the... read more...
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During the past fifty years, urban groundwater has emerged as one of the world’s pressing issues. Explosive population growth in cities throughout the world has created an inordinate demand for safe groundwater supplies, raising concerns for their long-term sustainability at a time when aquifers are being increasingly degraded by human... read more...
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