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Waterborne nutrients that cause die-offs along the Illinois River and downstream in the Gulf of Mexico have federal scientists taking a closer look at how groundwater and surface flows interact.
You might notice an unusual-looking hoop hanging from a helicopter in the sky above central Illinois over the next month. It's all part of a decade-long project, called the Next Generation Water Observing System, to gain a better understanding about the water beneath our feet.
You might notice an unusual-looking hoop hanging from a helicopter in the sky above central Illinois over the next month. It's all part of a decade-long project, called the Next Generation Water Observing System, to gain a better understanding about the water beneath our feet.
The U.S. Geological Survey will send a helicopter towing a large hoop on low-level flights over central Illinois as part of an ongoing study.
“Paleo valleys,” carved by ice age rivers and now underground, could provide spaces to recharge California’s depleted groundwater