In many parts of Brazil, rivers may be losing water to the ground instead of gaining from it. A recent study found that ...

Designed for Environmental Science Classes Time - 1-2 45-minute class periods Link to Lab 1 (Qualitative Lab) student page This is the Qualitative Groundwater Lab. Students will observe videos of the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The capacity of soil to regulate the terrestrial freshwater supply is a fundamental ecosystem service. Water percolating through soil is filtered, stored for plant utilization, and redistributed ...

Climate change is resulting in shifts in hydrologic regimes that are increasingly accompanied by intensified extremes, including heavy rain events and prolonged drought periods. Watersheds in ...