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 …

A low-to-no snow future and its impacts on water resources in the western United States

ER Siirila-Woodburn, AM Rhoades… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change is decreasing seasonal snowpacks globally, with potentially
catastrophic consequences on water resources, given the long-held reliance on snowpack …

Divergent effects of climate change on future groundwater availability in key mid-latitude aquifers

WY Wu, MH Lo, Y Wada, JS Famiglietti… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Groundwater provides critical freshwater supply, particularly in dry regions where surface
water availability is limited. Climate change impacts on GWS (groundwater storage) could …

Desertification in karst areas: A review

US D'Ettorre, IS Liso, M Parise - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Desertification in karst is an effect of climate change and not sustainable anthropogenic
activities, the combination of which, however, causes the gradual loss of karst natural …

Causes and implications of groundwater depletion in India: A review

S Dangar, A Asoka, V Mishra - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater plays a vital role in food security, water availability, and economic growth of
more than 1.3 billion people in India. Notwithstanding the development of irrigation schemes …

A review of groundwater in high mountain environments

LD Somers, JM McKenzie - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain water resources are of particular importance for downstream populations but are
threatened by decreasing water storage in snowpack and glaciers. Groundwater …

Global groundwater sustainability, resources, and systems in the Anthropocene

T Gleeson, M Cuthbert, G Ferguson… - Annual review of earth …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Groundwater is a crucial resource for current and future generations, but it is not being
sustainably used in many parts of the world. The objective of this review is to provide a clear …

Evapotranspiration depletes groundwater under warming over the contiguous United States

LE Condon, AL Atchley, RM Maxwell - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
A warmer climate increases evaporative demand. However, response to warming depends
on water availability. Existing earth system models represent soil moisture but simplify …

Groundwater system and climate change: Present status and future considerations

AC Amanambu, OA Obarein, J Mossa, L Li, SS Ayeni… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change will impact every aspect of biophysical systems and society. However,
unlike other components of the climate system, the impact of climate change on the …

Measuring, modelling and projecting coastal land subsidence

M Shirzaei, J Freymueller, TE Törnqvist… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Coastal subsidence contributes to relative sea-level rise and exacerbates flooding hazards,
with the at-risk population expected to triple by 2070. Natural processes of vertical land …