The importance of groundwater and of understanding human impacts on it
It may be out of sight, but it should not be out of mind.
Water hidden beneath the earth’s surface comprises 98% of the planet’s fresh water. On average, this groundwater provides a third of all total water consumed, and its preciousness is ever more palpable since Cape Town’s water crisis sent shock waves rippling around the world.
Despite this, its regulation is far from ideal – especially now that drought conditions are intensifying around the globe and people are increasingly drilling downwards.
Published by Forbes.
Republished by Cosmos and Australia’s Science Channel.
