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Baseflow, groundwater pumping, and river regulation in the Wisconsin Central Sands

15th March 2016
Baseflow, groundwater pumping, and river regulation in the Wisconsin Central Sands

By Sam Zipper, postdoctoral fellow at Madison and author of tacosmog.com We often think of groundwater as a nonrenewable reservoir, deep underground, and with good reason – less than ~6% of groundwater globally entered the ground within the past 50 years. However, where a river or stream intersects the water table, water is able to move from the aquifer to the stream (or vice versa). This supply o ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 4 of 4)

March 14, 2016
The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 4 of 4)

Christopher Barry is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. He has written for the GfGD Blog in the past – detailing his contribution to water projects in Burkina Faso and fundraising efforts to support such work. We have recently added a briefing note to our website, written by Christopher, describing the role of climate change on global groundwater resources. You can access ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 3 of 4)

March 9, 2016
The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 3 of 4)

Christopher Barry is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. He has written for the GfGD Blog in the past – detailing his contribution to water projects in Burkina Faso and fundraising efforts to support such work. We have recently added a briefing note to our website, written by Christopher, describing the role of climate change on global groundwater resources. You can access ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 2 of 4)

March 7, 2016
The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 2 of 4)

Christopher Barry is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. He has written for the GfGD Blog in the past – detailing his contribution to water projects in Burkina Faso and fundraising efforts to support such work. We have recently added a briefing note to our website, written by Christopher, describing the role of climate change on global groundwater resources. You can access ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 1 of 4)

March 2, 2016
The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 1 of 4)

Christopher Barry is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. He has written for the GfGD Blog in the past – detailing his contribution to water projects in Burkina Faso and fundraising efforts to support such work. We have recently added a briefing note to our website, written by Christopher, describing the role of climate change on global groundwater resources. You can access ...[Read More]

WaterUnderground

Tracking the Fallout and Fate of Fukushima Iodine-129 in Rain and Groundwater

1st March 2016
Tracking the Fallout and Fate of Fukushima Iodine-129 in Rain and Groundwater

This post is written by Matt Herod, and reposted here with permission… A recently published paper (by myself and colleagues from uOttawa and Environment Canada) investigates the environmental fate of the long lived radioisotope of iodine, 129I, which was released by the Fukushima-Daichii Nuclear Accident (FDNA). Within 6 days of the FDNA 129I concentrations in Vancouver precipitation increas ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

Guest Blog: Exploring the Sustainable Development Goals at the University of Tübingen (Germany)

February 8, 2016

Solmaz Mohadjer and Sebastian Mutz, University of Tübingen researchers, recently designed and facilitated a seminar on the topic of Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals. Below, they share some results from their pilot implementation at the University of Tübingen, Germany. There is an African proverb that says “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The road ...[Read More]

WaterUnderground

Nature Geoscience digging into water underground this month!

4th February 2016
Nature Geoscience digging into water underground this month!

Nature Geoscience is digging hard into water underground – the February issue is part of a special focus on groundwater. The cover this month is a gorgeous (groundwater-filled?) waterfall by Glen Jasechko, Scott’s brother.  The groundwater focus includes: commentary on drought in the Anthropocene, led by Anne van Loon news and views pieces by Ying Fan and Tamara Goldin our paper on the ...[Read More]