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There’s too much uranium in India’s water, and nobody’s watching it
Groundwater depletion and nitrate pollution are problems that India is already familiar with…
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Mexico City could run out of water in a month unless it rains
The Cutzmala water system, which provides water to millions in Mexico City, is operating at 28% cap…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Researchers explored pitch-black pits in Yucatán's labyrinthine underwater caves to unlock the secrets of the rivers that provide drinking water to millions
Researchers sampled locations in Yucatán's underwater caves to map the microbes that live there and…
Jenny McGrath
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The US has pumped so much groundwater that it's literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest
Giant, mile-long cracks in the ground are turning up across the Southwestern US because Americans h…
Maiya Focht,Sebastian Cahill
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Israel may try to drive Hamas out of its tunnels in Gaza by pumping them full of seawater: WSJ
Israel has a plan to flood Hamas' tunnels with seawater, in a move that could damage Gaza's already…
Joshua Zitser
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A record amount of rain and snow has replenished California's reservoirs. For the first time in years, farms in the state's Central Valley don't have to rely on groundwater.
The practice of tapping groundwater can be unsustainable over long periods of time, as it depletes …
Katie Hawkinson
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Indo-German team discovers new catfish species in Kerala with no eyes, blood-red body
An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no m…
PTI
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Stunning before-and-after photos show how heavy rain and snow replenished California's dried up reservoirs, even bringing a zombie lake back to life
The photos show a dramatic transformation in California thanks to record rain and snowfall this win…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Arizona governor slams the brakes on Phoenix development because it doesn't have enough water
A model of the state's groundwater supply over the next 100 years showed that demands in the Phoeni…
Insider Inc.
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I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'
South Florida native Harmony Boyd left the state in 2022 and isn't looking back. In Massachusetts, …
Jordan Pandy
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A fight over sewage is preventing Long Island from solving its crippling housing crisis
Many residents in Suffolk County, Long Island, are waking up to groundwater contamination and a hou…
Eliza Relman
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Why Exxon Mobil is spending $4.9 billion on a company that pumps carbon dioxide back into the earth
Exxon Mobil's deal to acquire oil company Denbury shows the oil giant's interest in getting ready f…
Catherine Boudreau
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San Diego temporarily solved its water crisis by turning ocean water into fresh water. But desalination won't work everywhere.
Desalination is often touted as a solution to the US’ water crisis. But the process’ cost financial…
Maiya Focht
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Hamas proudly committed war crimes. Is Israel's government about to do the same?
Israeli military officials have called for starving Gaza and indiscriminate bombing. Both are war c…
Mattathias Schwartz
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Divers found human waste in Tulum's sinkholes and cave pools as a construction boom in the region destroys a natural water filtration system
Cenotes in Tulum, Mexico, have grown polluted as construction in the popular tourist town booms to …
Sarah Jackson
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Silicon Valley's largest city is sounding the alarm about a drinking water crisis that no one knows how to fix
In times of drought, California farmers have taken to over-pumping water through underground aquife…
Aria Bendix
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Over 1,000 experts call for global action on 'depleting' groundwater
New Delhi, Dec 25 () Nearly 1,100 scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related …