Exploitation of Groundwater Causing Earth’s Axis Tilt
A study shows that groundwater extraction over several decades has caused the Earth's axis to shift eastward by nearly 80 cm in 20 years.The Earth's rotation axis, the point around ...
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Images of “time travel” 4 billion years ago in the U.S. reveal the birthplace of life
The twin version of the world has revealed the Earth’s life-sustaining secrets, recently discovered in the United States.A research team led by Dr. Sebastian Haas from the University of Washington ...
2,280 km Artificial River Project in the Sahara Desert
Spanning 2,820 kilometers, the pipeline and water conduit network of the Great Man-Made River Project is often referred to as the largest underground water system in the world.Northern Africa is ...
Millions of people will not be able to drink groundwater due to extreme heat
The world's groundwater may become undrinkable within a few decades.By 2100, over 75 million people are at risk of living in areas where groundwater is undrinkable due to excessive heat, ...
How Much Water is There in the Earth’s Shell?
Researchers estimate that there is nearly 44 million km3 of water within the Earth's crust, more than the water found in ice caps and glaciers on the surface.Simulation of the ...
Many places around the world, groundwater is experiencing severe decline
The depletion of groundwater resources is a serious issue occurring globally, affecting billions of people and various economic and social activities.A study examining approximately 1,700 aquifers in over 40 countries ...
Intact 6-Million-Year-Old Underground Water Reservoir Beneath the Italian Mountains
Freshwater flowing through the Earth's crust 6 million years ago is trapped at a depth of thousands of meters beneath the Hyblaean mountains in Sicily, forming an unchanged aquifer since ...
The amount of groundwater lost each year is equivalent to 7,000 Great Pyramids of Giza
Researchers from the Desert Research Institute (DRI), Colorado State University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology estimate that global groundwater reserves are lost at a rate of up ...
Unusual Measures to Prevent Cities from Sinking
Water for agriculture, families, and communities comes from beneath our feet, but the extraction of this resource often goes unnoticed. Much like removing air from a balloon, the ground begins ...
What is geothermal energy?
Geothermal energy is a relatively lesser-known type of renewable energy. It operates by harnessing the heat from the molten core of the Earth, which warms the groundwater beneath the surface. ...
