Scientists Finally Figured Out How Much Groundwater There Is Under the US and It Is Enough to Fill the Great Lakes 13 Times Over
It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s freshwater is…
Arizona to limit groundwater pumping in hard-hit area
For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona,…
Drought leaves extreme low flows in East Maui streams; debate sparked over emergency easing of stream flow standards : Maui Now
Water flow measures are taken at Hanawi Stream in East Maui. A protracted drought is leaving once-flourishing streams…
Tribes say L.A.’s pumping of groundwater is drying up Owens Valley
BISHOP, Calif. — In a desert landscape dominated by sagebrush, a piece of Los Angeles’ immense water empire stands behind…
Drying and water depletion bring deepening crisis around the world
For more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets,…
Home values falling as land sinks in California’s Central Valley
In parts of the San Joaquin Valley, sinking land has become such a serious problem, it’s beginning to…
Hobbs signs law allowing farms to sell water to builders
Bob Christie Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Legislation designed to save huge amounts of water by allowing farmers…