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 ...

Researchers may have just found a way to establish a renewable water resource in one of the driest places in the world. Using pieces of mesh, these fog-harvesting machines collect water droplets and ...

The project includes linking the reservoir to a 350-mile pipeline network connecting to both the Colorado River and ...

The Saudis went after the huge Arabian aquifer with a greater passion than they sought their oil, drilling 2,000 feet deep. The dunes turned green with grain, transforming the desert nation into a ...

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.

Design and engineering firm Stantec will oversee development and construction of the $800 million Mojave Groundwater Bank ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A 15-year campaign to stop real estate developers and water speculators from building a sprawling new city in the middle of the Nevada desert will come before the state Supreme Court today. The Lower ...