Fossil water (Geology ⛰️)

Fossil water, fossil groundwater, or paleowater is an ancient body of water that has been contained in some undisturbed space, typically groundwater in an aquifer, for millennia. Other types of fossil water can include subglacial lakes, such as Antarctica's Lake Vostok. UNESCO defines fossil groundwater as "water that infiltrated usually millennia ago and often under climatic conditions di...

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The Fight Over California’s Ancient Water

It’s legal to drink 10,000-year-old water. But is it right?

The Atlantic