Aquifers are the primary source of drinking water for up to two billion people. To avoid overexploitation, lengthy renewal periods of some aquifers must be taken into account. The lengthy ...

What can be done to prevent future declines in the water supply and safeguard the aquifer? The Desert Sun, following up on a series of articles documenting groundwater depletion in the Coachella ...

The Sahara, the largest desert on Earth, conceals vast deposits of fresh water beneath its sands. Just a few thousand years ago, it was a green land , inhabited by humans and animals.

This massive energy development stands to pump millions of gallons of water from the fragile desert aquifer in and around the park. Joshua Tree National Park is a biodiverse gem with a rich history ...

The aquifer is naturally recharged by 1,000 years of rain and snowmelt from surrounding high-desert mountains. The project is designed to capture water otherwise lost to evaporation and store it ...

For many sovereign tribal nations who call the desert home, water insecurity is a reality that shapes everyday life. For too long, the needs of tribal communities across the country have been ...

The pipeline is part of the Cadiz water project, which would pump 16 billion gallons of water a year from the fragile desert aquifer to sprawling developments in Southern California. In today’s ruling ...

The water to perform these miracles in the desert is pumped from far below the surface, from aquifers filled thousands of years ago, when the climate in Saudi Arabia was much wetter. Water in this ...