Lake Baikal is the oldest lake and largest freshwater reservoir in the world. As a result of its exceptionally long geological history, the lake has been a the...K. Minoura
As the sun rose over picturesque Lake Bosumtwi, a team of Syracuse University prepared for another day of using state-of-the-art equipment to help unlock the mysteries hidden below the lake bottom. Nestled in the heart of Ghana, the lake holds an untapped reservoir of information that could ...
The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water, representing nearly 2% of the world' s total of fresh and salt water. As can be seen from the table above, the amount of water in our atmosphere is over 10 times as much as the water in all the rivers taken together. The ...
Groundwater is the largest freshwater reservoir accessible to humans, accounting for 33% of global freshwater withdrawals (Famiglietti, 2014; Siebert et al., 2010). Show abstract Response of runoff-sediment processes to vegetation restoration patterns under different rainfall regimes on the Loess ...
Scientists have found a gigantic freshwater aquifer hidden deep below theocean. The surprising discovery, from a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the northeast U.S. coast by researchers from Columbia University, appears to to be the largest formation of this type anywhere in the world — str...
The largest freshwater lake in China which covers an expanse twice the size of London has dried up because of an ongoing drought. Poyang Lake in rural Jiangxi province is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. But the combination of drought and a new water storage facility ups...
Global plant diversity as a reservoir of micronutrients for humanity Thousands of plants are known to be edible, yet we lack nutritional data for many of them. This study predicts the B-vitamin profiles for edible plants and finds many have the potential to help alleviate deficiencies and shoul...
Eddy fluxes may also be one of the main factors influencing freshwater storage and circulation strength in the Beaufort Gyre20,21, the largest freshwater reservoir in the Arctic, which is relevant to climate22,23,24,25. Sea ice, a unique feature in high latitudes, contributes to the ...
Water treaties have played an important role in peaceful resolution of water-related conflicts. Although the mode of negotiation to resolve water-related conflicts may vary from treaty to treaty, a number of structural falls make them unprepared for the future needs. The Indus water treaty is perh...
Recent research has greatly focused on the environmental water supplement of rivers individually and independently. However, a comprehensive and integrated view of all rivers in the basin is simultaneously required in closed basins leading to lakes and w