Yang-Xiao Zhou

Vulnerability of the freshwater lens to groundwater abstraction and climate change on Muli Island, Maldives

In small coral islands, groundwater is often the primary source of water supply. However, their aquifers are less resilient to climate and environmental changes because groundwater storage is limited by a small island area, flat terrain, and a thin freshwater lens. In the Maldives, groundwater has been historically a...