Groundwater vulnerability is a burning issue all over the world due to the deterioration of
groundwater level and increasing contamination which poses serious detrimental risk to the …

This article assesses drought status in the Yarmouk Basin (YB), in northern Jordan, using
the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), the Standardized Water-Level Index (SWI), and …

The governorate of Irbid has the highest population density in Jordan and most of its water
demand is supplied by groundwater. Both natural population growth and waves of …

Abstract Amman-Zerqa Basin (AZB) is the second largest groundwater basin in Jordan with
the highest abstraction rate, where more than 28% of total abstractions in Jordan come from …

Once if groundwater has been contaminated, it is difficult to treat it since natural dilution is
slow and artificial flushing is impractical. Hence, this study was aimed to analyse the spatial …

A framework was set up to monitor drought in the semi-arid regions of eastern Tamil Nadu,
southern India, for the period of 2014–2018 CE with the application of the standardized …

Rapid urbanization has several adverse repercussions on the hydrological cycle due to
great demands of land and water for housing, transport, health, agriculture, education etc …

Recent studies highlight the fragility of the Mediterranean basin against climate stresses and
the difficulties of managing the sustainable development of groundwater resources. In this …

Scientific water resource carrying capacity (WRCC) evaluations are necessary for providing
guidance for the sustainable utilization of water resources. Based on the driving-pressure …

Surface water is a scarce resource in Namibia with about sixty percent of Namibia's
population dependent on groundwater for drinking purposes. With increasing population …