Hope • March 29, 2026
How Beijing Restored its Aquifer and Reversed its Groundwater Depletion
Originally published on Good News Network
Aquifers are like bank accounts for groundwater, and they're replenished with each deposit of rain, snowmelt, or surface infiltration. Currently, many aquifers around the world have low balances, but there have been some success stories. “Groundwater depletion is not inevitable,” said Environmental Science Professor Scott Jasechko at the University of California-Santa Barbara. “Humans have solved Good News Network .
Aquifers are like bank accounts for groundwater, and they're replenished with each deposit of rain, snowmelt, or surface infiltration. Currently, many aquifers around the world have low balances, but there have been some success stories. “Groundwater depletion is not inevitable,” said Environmental Science Professor Scott Jasechko at the University of California-Santa Barbara. “Humans have solved Good News Network .
Originally published on Good News Network.