Groundwater hydrology encompasses the study of the origin, movement and storage of water beneath the Earth’s surface. At its core, the discipline elucidates how water percolates through porous media – ...

The traditional hydrologic view of western mountains was constrained by the notion that the only significant natural water storage in mountains is snowpack, giving less attention to soil water storage ...

The growing conflict over water for people and fish has brought new emphasis to an old standard for land development projects — how land use changes impact groundwater recharge and groundwater ...

There is more to freshwater resources than meets the eye. While fresh water is visible in the form of rivers, lakes and glaciers, fresh groundwater resources — hidden beneath the Earth — often go ...

Earthquake hydrology investigates the complex interplay between seismic events and the behaviour of groundwater systems. Research in this area has revealed that both dynamic and static stresses ...

This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. It’s not hard to find groundwater. “It’s ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Any industrial activity near water reserves could, in ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon’s Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time declining groundwater levels were generally recognized, a new ...