How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at ...

The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in direct response to weather conditions like heavy rain, called ephemeral streams, on ...

Beneath our feet there is an invisible ocean. Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet ...

Forty-six years. That’s how long it took the United Nations to organize a high-level conference on water. The 3-day event, held last week in New York, was brief compared with its 12-day predecessor, ...

Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul has an existential water problem and other cities may also be vulnerable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...