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Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

The motto for World Water Day 2022 is "Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible". This is why "groundwater" was chosen as the water body type of the year this year. The largest available freshwater resources on earth lie invisibly underground. For many people in the world, groundwater is the only available source of drinking water. read more

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