Groundwater has fallen to precarious depths in much of the world. New research highlights areas that have been able to bring levels back up.

Groundwater supplies 40% of the world’s irrigation water, yet aquifer levels are falling faster than they are being ...

For half the world's population, the water in their drinking glasses comes from below them. Groundwater also supplies 40% of global irrigation projects. Alarmingly, more than a third of the planet's ...

A helicopter tows an AEM ring to scan groundwater basins. (photo: Department of Water Resources) The latest buzzword in California water policy is Flood-MAR, or flood-managed aquifer recharge. While ...

The San Joaquin Valley recently received some good news about its groundwater: We are replenishing more of it whenever we have the chance. Comparing two recent wet years — 2017 to 2023 — the volume of ...

Beneath the surface of virtually every major growing city, a slow-moving crisis is unfolding. Aquifers - the underground ...

A helicopter drags a hoop used to send and receive electromagnetic signals into the earth above Pine Flat Dam. The process is used to search for ancient river channels for better groundwater recharge.

Groundwater depletion is a growing concern for regions that need to provide water for growing cities and thirsty agriculture in a drying climate, but Las Vegas offers a case study for how ...

A Turlock orchard demonstrates on-farm recharge. (photo: California Natural Resources Agency) Farmers recharging their groundwater may be able to benefit from their banked supplies during periods of ...