Hacker News with Generative AI: Water Resources

Quantification of record-breaking subsidence in California's San Joaquin Valley (nature.com)
In California’s San Joaquin Valley, groundwater overdraft has caused dramatic and continued land subsidence during two main periods, 1925–1970 (“the historic period”) and post-2006.
Environmental Science, Geology, California, Water Resources
5 points by Stratoscope 8 days ago | 1 comments
Where Glaciers Melt, the Rivers Run Red (nytimes.com)
As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse.
Climate Change, Water Resources, South America
79 points by Petiver 10 days ago | 84 comments
-8% GDP by 2050 due to world water crisis; >50% of food production at risk (eurekalert.org)
Climate Change, Water Resources, Food Security, Economics
7 points by gnabgib 42 days ago | 0 comments
Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 (theguardian.com)
More than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is taken to conserve water resources and end the destruction of the ecosystems on which our fresh water depends, experts have warned in a landmark review.
Climate Change, Water Resources, Food Security, Environmentalism
13 points by zhengiszen 44 days ago | 4 comments
Why isn't Colorado's snowpack ending up in the Colorado River? (phys.org)
Climate Change, Water Resources, Colorado River, Snowpack
90 points by wglb 107 days ago | 67 comments
Water treaty between Mexico and U.S. faces biggest test in 80 years (npr.org)
International Relations, Water Resources, Mexico, United States, Treaties
7 points by pseudolus 109 days ago | 1 comments
What happens to US food production if the groundwater runs out altogether? (nytimes.com)
Agriculture, Water Resources, Climate Change, Food Security, United States
7 points by eigenhombre 120 days ago | 1 comments
The depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer in Western Kansas (kansasreflector.com)
Environmental Issues, Water Resources, Agriculture, Kansas
81 points by speckx 156 days ago | 70 comments
East Coast has a giant offshore freshwater aquifer (arstechnica.com)
Freshwater, Aquifers, East Coast, Geology, Water Resources
37 points by PaulHoule 187 days ago | 24 comments