21-11-10 国务院总理李克强日前签署国务院令，公布《地下水管理条例》。 The new regulation, which will take effect on Dec 1, has set out specific rules for groundwater in the areas of survey and planning, conservation and protection, over-exploitation treatment,...

16-06-27 Chinas capital is known for its horrendous smog and occasional sandstorms. Yet one of its major environmental threats lies underground: Beijing is sinking. 北京可怕的雾霾和偶尔发生的沙尘暴为世人皆知，而一个重要的环境威胁却被大家忽略了：北京正在下沉...

12-11-26 Groundwater provides drinking water for millions of Americans and is the primary source of water to irrigate cropland（农田） in many of the nations most productive agricultural settings. Although the benefits of groundwater development are many, gr...

12-05-10 As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn't just seep（渗） back into the ground -- it also evaporates（蒸发） into the atmosphere, or runs off into rivers and canals, eventually emptying into（...