Aquifers are the primary source of drinking water for up to two billion people. To avoid overexploitation, lengthy renewal periods of some aquifers must be taken into account.

In total, the plants are authorised to take roughly 4 million cubic metres of water from aquifers in Hawke’s Bay each year (3,990,969.14 m/3 per year to be specific). That’s the equivalent of ...

Geothermal aquifers offer green potential but quality checks required Accidental clogging in geothermal wells reveals need for monitoring to ensure long-term usability Date: December 20, 2024 ...

As recent studies have cited saltwater intrusion in local aquifers, Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine is stressing that all new sewer projects would include mechanisms to reuse treated ...

The city is under a deadline to site and develop a new landfill on Oahu, to replace the existing one seen here at Waimanalo Gulch landfill in Kapolei, which will reach capacity in several years.

Taiwan is investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of severing an undersea fiber-optic cable north of the island. While the incident caused minimal disruption to internet services, analysts ...

A cut undersea internet cable is making Taiwan worried about ‘gray zone’ tactics from Beijing Analysis by Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy , CNN 6 minute read ...

The scientists called for a national effort to advance strategies for safeguarding aquifers, including establishing a federal program that would provide incentives to encourage states and ...

Many countries in Africa have long suffered from a severe lack of water due to their shortage of natural reserves such as rivers. All the way back in the 1960s, one such country, Libya, tried to ...

The undersea cable network, the unseen backbone of global communications, carries 95 percent of international data, including financial transactions, military communications and internet connectivity.

As a result, he adds, the Axial Seamount is “a great natural laboratory” for studying undersea eruptions and volcanic forecasting. For the time being, reliable predictions about volcanic ...