As groundwater is lost, food prices could rise in the U.S.

Turning on the faucet and being met with a trickle instead of a steady stream can make even the calmest homeowner panic. For households that rely on private wells, running low on water isn't just an ...

For scientists, measuring the water in a river or a lake is relatively straightforward. It’s much more complicated to figure out how much water lies underground. After years of research, a team of ...

Water levels in nearly one-third of the boreholes investigated in a recent global study are dropping steadily, mainly due to ...

Austinites who have been around at least a decade may remember that back in the summers of 2015 and 2016, Barton Creek flowed from Barton Springs into South Austin, pocketed with deep green, swimmable ...

Beneath our very feet, a silent crisis is unfolding. Unseen, unheeded, the Earth is running out of freshwater.

South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the country, rely on water from aquifers that they pump out of the ground ...

Romanskolk, a farm near Brandvlei in the study area, showing what drought looks like. Courtesy Danita Hohne But this is not a lasting solution as climate observations show that rain is falling later ...