Water is a critical resource, but ensuring its availability faces challenges from climate
extremes and human intervention. In this Review, we evaluate the current and historical …

Water resources have long been of interest to humans and have become a serious issue in
all aspects of human life. The disposal of hazardous pollutants in water resources is one of …

Water scarcity threatens people in various regions, and has predominantly been studied
from a water quantity perspective only. Here we show that global water scarcity is driven by …

Groundwater resources are vital to ecosystems and livelihoods. Excessive groundwater
withdrawals can cause groundwater levels to decline,,,,,,,,–, resulting in seawater intrusion …

Abstract Glaciers in the Himalaya–Karakoram mountain ranges harbour approximately half
of the ice volume in High-mountain Asia and modulate the flow of freshwater to almost 869 …

The 2018 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report stated that nearly
6 billion peoples will suffer from clean water scarcity by 2050. This is the result of increasing …

Groundwater (GW) overexploitation is a critical issue in North China with large GW level
declines resulting in urban water scarcity, unsustainable agricultural production, and …

Groundwater provides critical freshwater supply, particularly in dry regions where surface
water availability is limited. Climate change impacts on GWS (groundwater storage) could …

Bangladesh–one of the most densely populated countries of the world—has plentiful water
sources, but these sources are being polluted continuously. Both surface water and …

Sorbent-assisted water harvesting from air represents an attractive way to address water
scarcity in arid climates. Hitherto, sorbents developed for this technology have exclusively …