University of Malta
University of Malta is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Maltese islands could loose 16% of groundwater volume in the next 80 years
The effects of changes in climate predicted until 2100 will result in a loss of more than 16% of groundwater volume on the Maltese Islands. This is the main outcome of a study carried out by scientists from the Universities of Calabria and Malta, in which three-dimensional geological and groundwater models were developed for the […]
New study reports strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the Maltese Islands
An international team of scientists has reported strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the coastline between Valletta and Marsascala, in the south-east of Malta. This discovery is based on an oceanographic expedition carried out in 2018. Seismic reflection profiles acquired during this expedition were used to generate a geological model of the seafloor offshore the […]
Groundwater drives rapid erosion of the Canterbury coastline, New Zealand
Groundwater flow and seepage can form large gullies along coastal cliffs in the matter of days, it has been discovered, as per a recently-published paper. An international team of scientists from Malta, Germany, Romania, New Zealand and USA has used drones and satellite imagery to monitor a stretch of coastline near Ashburton (South Island, New Zealand). They […]