The changing nature of groundwater in the global water cycle

X Kuang, J Liu, BR Scanlon, JJ Jiao, S Jasechko… - Science, 2024 - science.org
In recent decades, climate change and other anthropogenic activities have substantially
affected groundwater systems worldwide. These impacts include changes in groundwater …

Managing land carrying capacity: Key to achieving sustainable production systems for food security

X Wang - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many previous studies have estimated the carrying capacity and feasible planetary
boundaries for humankind. However, less attention has been given to how we will …

Rapid groundwater decline and some cases of recovery in aquifers globally

S Jasechko, H Seybold, D Perrone, Y Fan… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Groundwater resources are vital to ecosystems and livelihoods. Excessive groundwater
withdrawals can cause groundwater levels to decline,,,,,,,,–, resulting in seawater intrusion …

A new conceptual framework for the transformation of groundwater dissolved organic matter

LK McDonough, MS Andersen, MI Behnke… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Groundwater comprises 95% of the liquid fresh water on Earth and contains a diverse mix of
dissolved organic matter (DOM) molecules which play a significant role in the global carbon …

Human alteration of global surface water storage variability

SW Cooley, JC Ryan, LC Smith - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Knowing the extent of human influence on the global hydrological cycle is essential for the
sustainability of freshwater resources on Earth,. However, a lack of water level observations …

Global groundwater warming due to climate change

SA Benz, DJ Irvine, GC Rau, P Bayer, K Menberg… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Aquifers contain the largest store of unfrozen freshwater, making groundwater critical for life
on Earth. Surprisingly little is known about how groundwater responds to surface warming …

Microplastics contamination of groundwater: Current evidence and future perspectives. A review

S Viaroli, M Lancia, V Re - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater is a primary water source which supplies more than 2 billion people. The
increasing population and urbanization of rural areas stresses and depletes the …

Map** the global threat of land subsidence

G Herrera-García, P Ezquerro, R Tomás… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Subsidence, the lowering of Earth's land surface, is a potentially destructive hazard that can
be caused by a wide range of natural or anthropogenic triggers but mainly results from solid …

The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater

CM Richardson, KL Davis, C Ruiz-González… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Coastal groundwater (CGW) is a critical water resource for many communities and can be a
key part of coastal ecosystems. Owing to its location, CGW faces both terrestrial and marine …

A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe

R Prăvălie, P Borrelli, P Panagos, C Ballabio… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Land degradation is a complex socio-environmental threat, which generally occurs as
multiple concurrent pathways that remain largely unexplored in Europe. Here we present an …