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dc.contributor.author | Berndt, Christian | - |
dc.contributor.author | Micallef, Aaron | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-18T10:05:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-18T10:05:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Berndt, C., & Micallef, A. (2019). Could offshore groundwater rescue coastal cities?. Nature, 574(7776), 36-36. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87144 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In view of extreme water shortages in major coastal cities — last year’s in Cape Town, South Africa, and this year’s in Chennai, India, are just two examples — we argue for the investigation of offshore groundwater reservoirs as a potential solution. These reservoirs are found in marine sediments and developed when large continental shelf areas became exposed during the last Ice Age. We evaluated the distribution of these reservoirs in relation to the likelihood of water shortages in nearby coastal cities (see go.nature.com/2mkmyat). Cities around the East China Sea have many potential sites, as do the Sunda Shelf and the Australian coast. Some of the reservoirs with greatest potential are located conveniently for Jakarta, Cape Town, Singapore and Beijing. However, there is limited potential in Chennai. There is an urgent need to map these resources, determine their likely responses to climate change and assess how much water they could sustainably supply. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Nature | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Groundwater | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hydrogeology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Marine resources development | en_GB |
dc.subject | Environmental management | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hydrology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Geotechnical engineering | en_GB |
dc.title | Could offshore groundwater rescue coastal cities? | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/d41586-019-02924-7 | - |
dc.publication.title | Nature | en_GB |
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