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Idaho on pace to set aquifer recharge record during 2017–18 seasonIdaho on pace to set aquifer recharge record during 2017–18 season

Idaho on pace to set aquifer recharge record during 2017–18 season

Photo: Storage water is recharged this fall into New Sweden Irrigation District’s reservoir. Through the first part of December, the…

7 years ago
The lesser-known threat from sea-level rise? Saltwater intrusion into Florida’s freshwater wells.The lesser-known threat from sea-level rise? Saltwater intrusion into Florida’s freshwater wells.

The lesser-known threat from sea-level rise? Saltwater intrusion into Florida’s freshwater wells.

When it comes to sea-level rise, Miami is usually deemed ground zero. Time-lapse maps depict the creeping rise of blue,…

7 years ago
Scientists on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern AquiferScientists on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern Aquifer

Scientists on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern Aquifer

Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in untreated water from aquifer that underlies six…

7 years ago
USA Government Releases First Global Water StrategyUSA Government Releases First Global Water Strategy

USA Government Releases First Global Water Strategy

Report identifies water priorities in foreign policy. Photo: A girl fills jars with water in Rajasthan, India. Photo © J.…

7 years ago
Water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains running dry as farmers irrigate “great American desert”Water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains running dry as farmers irrigate “great American desert”

Water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains running dry as farmers irrigate “great American desert”

WRAY — Colorado farmers who defied nature’s limits and nourished a pastoral paradise by irrigating drought-prone prairie are pushing ahead…

7 years ago
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