Need for new freshwater solutions in the Pacific Islands

Need for new freshwater solutions in the Pacific Islands

The Pacific is one of the world’s most disaster-prone regions, facing intensifying cyclones, droughts, and rising tides — and now, a growing threat to its freshwater supplies. Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for an urgent investigation into how bore fields extract fresh groundwater in the region. The new study, published in the Journal of Hydrology, warns that current methods may not withstand the pressures of a changing cli…