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The largest assessment of global groundwater wells finds many are at risk of drying up. Although the number of people who draw their water by pail is declining as pumps become ever more widespread, groundwater wells still supply drinking water to more than half of the world’s population and sustain over 40% of irrigated agriculture. But this vital resource underfoot often gets overlooked. For a new study, researchers compiled the most comprehensive assay of groundwater wells to date, spanning 40 countries that collectively account for half of all global groundwater pumping. The paper, publi...

Adding a vital voice to the concerted worldwide effort to create a more sustainable and just planet, Selkirk College is leading the way amongst Canada’s post-secondary institutions by showing that strong local efforts can contribute to global goals. In 2015, all 193 member-states of the United Nations signed onto the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which is a universal

More than one third of world's water supply comes from groundwater wells We’ve been hearing the word “drought” a lot in the last few weeks, with rain 20% to 50% of average on the Central and South Coasts this rainfall season. Much of the focus on how much water we have in our lakes, and how much we are getting from the state water project. But, what gets overlooked is groundwater. In the United States, about 40% of our drinking water comes from wells, and about 50% for agriculture is pumped from underground. A new global study by some South Coast researchers shows the key resource in ...

By Harrison Tasoff Global groundwater wells at risk of running dry “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.” It’s a silly rhyme, but one that highlights a simple fact: Humans have long relied on wells – such as the one on the hill visited by Jack and Jill – for their primary drinking water supply. Although the number of people who draw their water by pail is declining as pumps become ever more widespread, groundwater wells still supply drinking water to more than half of the world’s population and sustain over 40% of irrigated agriculture. But this vital resource ...

Credit: UC Santa Barbara "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water." It's a silly rhyme, but one that highlights a simple fact: Humans have long relied on wells -- such as the one on the hill visited by Jack and Jill -- for their primary drinking water supply. Although the number of people who draw their water by pail is declining as pumps become ever more widespread, groundwater wells still supply drinking water to more than half of the world's population and sustain over 40% of irrigated agriculture. But this vital resource underfoot often gets overlooked.