Water News -- ScienceDaily
WEB3 days ago · Learn about Earth's water resources. Read current research on the water cycle, water pollution, groundwater depletion and lake protection.
Map: Where ongoing water crises are happening in the US right …
WEBSep 9, 2022 · Ongoing crises across the country have highlighted the continued fight for access to clean drinking water. Many of the cities or regions experiencing poor water access or conditions are in ...
America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
WEBAug 28, 2023 · Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times data investigation revealed. A wealth of underground water helped create America, its vast cities and bountiful farmland....
Climate change is throwing the water cycle into chaos across ... - NBC News
WEBFeb 25, 2024 · From extreme precipitation and flooding to drought and contaminated water supplies, almost every part of the U.S. faced some consequence of climate change and the shifting availability of water.
Global water crisis could ‘spiral out of control’ due to ...
WEBMar 22, 2023 · CNN — The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge...
Billions of people lack access to clean drinking water, U.N ... - NPR
WEBMar 22, 2023 · Around 2 billion people around the world do not have access to clean and safe drinking water, and approximately 3.6 billion people – 46% of the world's population – lack adequate sanitation...
Lake Mead water levels: Live updates | CNN
WEBAug 16, 2022 · Lake Mead, which provides water to roughly 25 million people in Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico, is losing water at an alarming rate amid an extraordinary, multi-year drought made worse...
EPA sets first-ever limits on PFAS in water | AP News
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The Biden administration finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Officials say it could benefit millions.
The Amazon’s crucial water cycle faces collapse, scientists say
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Wildfires, deforestation and global warming could permanently destroy the water cycle that sustains parts of the Amazon rainforest if action is not taken in the coming decades, according to a...
Who Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First.
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Los Angeles. San Diego. California’s economy was built on ready access to rivers and streams. As demand increased, cities and farms looked underground, mining the state’s aquifers. A New York Times...