• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2014
California Is Under a State of Emergency Due to Drought

California Is Under a State of Emergency Due to Drought

The announcement was made by the governor on January 17

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 12th, 2013
Earth Reveals Massive Hidden Water Reserve

Earth Reveals Massive Hidden Water Reserve

Researchers say it spans most of the world's coastal regions

Widespread US Drought Seen from Space

Widespread US Drought Seen from Space

The underground is bone-dry over most of the country

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 9th, 2012
Groundwater Sources Now Argued to Be Overexploited by Human Society

Groundwater Sources Now Argued to Be Overexploited by Human Society

“We don’t know how long the aquifers will last,” warns specialist

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 9th, 2012
Aquifers May Be Used to Permanently Store Carbon

Aquifers May Be Used to Permanently Store Carbon

New study seeks to evaluate the efficiency of this storing technique

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 6th, 2012
Groundwater Depletion Puts US Food Security in the Spotlight

Groundwater Depletion Puts US Food Security in the Spotlight

Too many aquifers are being pumped dry, scientists warn

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2012
Eastern, Central US Aquifers Contaminated by Radioactive Radium

Eastern, Central US Aquifers Contaminated by Radioactive Radium

This is a radioactive material that occurs naturally, and can cause cancer

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 15th, 2011
Aquifer Mapping Made Possible by Martian Technology

Aquifer Mapping Made Possible by Martian Technology

Scientists can create maps of aquifers here on Earth

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 24th, 2010
US Streams and Aquifers in Poor Condition

US Streams and Aquifers in Poor Condition

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2009
California Loses Groundwater Fast

California Loses Groundwater Fast

NASA reveals new measurements of the process

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 13th, 2009
Experts Use Sweeteners to Track Swiss Waters

Experts Use Sweeteners to Track Swiss Waters

They can thus easily assess water purity

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 25th, 2008
Aquifers May Offer New Solutions to World Thirst

Aquifers May Offer New Solutions to World Thirst

The first hi-res image determines their exact location