New York City is sinking. Washington, D.C., is sinking, as well. So are Los Angeles, Detroit, Dallas, and more than two-dozen of the most populous cities in the United States. Just over one year after ...
A study released by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory explored groundwater extraction and how growing demand will affect remaining resources. Scientists focused on when and where groundwater ...
Over less than 20 years, humans extracted so much groundwater that it changed the tilt of the entire planet and even caused sea levels to rise, a new study suggests. Published in the journal ...
PALESTINE, Texas (KETK) — Every day in 2023, Texas welcomed 1,542 new residents. With the population expected to grow by millions in the coming decades, many lawmakers are raising urgent questions ...
Dhaka is quietly drilling itself into a water crisis. As groundwater levels fall by metres each year and rivers remain too polluted to use, the city is approaching a point where water may still ...
Nearly a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a probe into the alleged illegal groundwater extraction in ...
Six weeks’ time has been sought to submit the report with names of officials found responsible, damage to the exchequer, and ...
At the national level, annual groundwater extraction has seen a marginal decline, from 27.66 billion cubic metres (BCM) in 2023 to 26.27 BCM last year. CHANDIGARH: Groundwater extraction in the ...
Bathinda: Groundwater extraction was highest in Punjab at 156.36% last year. Rajasthan followed at 147.11%, and then Haryana at 136.75%. Only these three North Indian states have extraction over 100%, ...