drought

A recent study published in the journal Science has revealed a concerning decrease in terrestrial water reserves (TWS, for its acronym in English), which includes soil moisture, groundwater, and surface water bodies. The findings indicate that this decline, likely irreversible...

The emblematic La Salada de Monasterio Lagoon, located in the province of Buenos Aires next to Route 2, has been officially declared dry after over 50 years of existence. According to a statement from the owners, the tragedy is the...

Climate change and inadequate management of water resources are causing the disappearance of lakes in the Patagonian region of Argentina. An emblematic case is that of Lake Colhué Huapi, located in southern Chubut, which completely dried up in less...

Solid Rain, they are like sugar grains, polymers, expand and capture 400 times their weight in water, and transform into a gel that aims to address the water scarcity affecting 60% of Mexico's territory. According to Leonardo Rico, creator of...

This intentional fire started on Saturday February 6th at around 3:45 pm approximately on National Route 123 between kilometers 159 and 161 in Mercedes, Corrientes. Two witnesses who were traveling on the same Route saw a person getting into a...

The National Water Institute (INA) in Argentina is decentralized in five branches throughout the country, where around 300 people work. Its role is key in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and projects related to water. Among its most...

The unstoppable global warming will cause more parts of the planet to become uninhabitable and excessively hot for the human body in the coming decades. A recent study published in the journal *Nature Reviews Earth and Environment* reveals that the...

The **Atacama Desert**, not only is the driest on the planet, but due to **climate change** it is expanding towards the south of Chile. Its natural border is the north of the Coquimbo region, but **the most severe drought...

In Tanzania, amidst a serious water crisis, a geological exploration decided to use seismic information to find drinking water. In other words, they turned to the data held by oil companies to locate the subterranean resource. Fridtjov Ruden, one of...

Tracking seismic data could help in finding groundwater in Africa, where water scarcity affects two-thirds of the population. In Tanzania, a geological exploration for water seemed doomed to fail until Fridtjov Ruden, one of the hydrogeologists on the project, had...