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Peak Groundwater Withdrawals
October 11th, 2025
Via AGU Earth’s Futures publication, new research detailing the world’s arrival at ‘peak’ groundwater withdrawals: Abstract “Peak Groundwater” is the maximum withdrawal rate of groundwater from an aquifer system that precedes a decline in withdrawals resulting from aquifer depletion. This paper traces generalizable phases in groundwater-withdrawal regimes in individual aquifer systems and their associated impacts […]
Read more »Scientists Predict Extreme Global Water Shortages by 2100
September 24th, 2025
Via Gizmodo, a report on new research that suggests climate change could leave 74% of the world’s drought-prone regions at high risk of severe and prolonged droughts by the end of the century: Earth’s climate and its water are inextricably linked—one cannot exist without the other. As the climate undergoes unprecedented, human-driven change, the global […]
Read more »Humanity Is Rapidly Depleting Water and Much of the World Is Getting Drier
September 7th, 2025
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, a look at how much of the world is getting drier: New research based on 22 years of satellite data shows vast areas of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. These regions include much of the American West, Mexico, Central America and the Middle East. The […]
Read more »From Warming To Warfare: How Climate Change and Drought Fuels Global Conflict
August 15th, 2025
Via Illuminem, a look at the road to World War III – how climate change fuels global conflict: The road to World War III may not begin with missiles or ideology. It may begin with water shortages, bread riots, and mass displacement. What if climate change is not just an environmental emergency, but the primary […]
Read more »Groundwater Is Drying Out, Heating Up, and Causing Sea Level Rise
August 6th, 2025
Via Grist, a look at a recent report indicating that overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet: The Verde River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in Arizona, winding through what’s known as the Verde Valley before feeding into […]
Read more »Q&A: Groundwater Loss On A Global Scale
July 30th, 2025
Via Western Water Notes, an interview on global groundwater loss and the alarming drying of Earth’s land surface: The trend plays out in arid regions across the globe. It goes like this. Rivers dry up and water supplies become more variable. Faced with scarce surface water supplies, cities, farms, and companies look to groundwater to […]
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