Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present the largest assessment of groundwater levels around ...

This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado's Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here. As drought and demand affect water resources ...

If you grew up in the Inland Northwest, chances are you learned about the massive underground Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer in your school days. It’s gained a sort of mythical status in the ...

Georgia environmental officials insist that other than potentially dropping the depth in dozens of private wells serving farms and homes, extracting 6.6 million gallons of subterranean water per day ...

After the third boil water notice in four years this February, Austinites are pondering ways to keep potable water on hand in case the water supply again proves unreliable. One such plan – the Aquifer ...

The greater Los Angeles area has long been subject of intense seismographic monitoring. A network of highly sensitive seismometers peppers the region on a constant vigil for earthquakes. Now ...

This story was originally published by Source New Mexico. RIO GRANDE RESERVOIR, Colo. - After 15 miles of pockmarked dirt road, the Rio Grande spreads wide in the shadows of the San Juan Mountains. It ...