Burleigh McCoy

So he wonders.

Yeah.

And that was kind of the general feeling I got from all of this reporting, Emily.

Everyone knows we need to use less water.

but figuring out how is going to take a lot of time and a lot of agreement.

Yeah.

One kind of famous one was an agreement in 2010 between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay on how to utilize water from the Guarani Aquifer.

It didn't give specific quotas, but instead promised that countries would share data, avoid causing harm to each other by pulling too much water, and

and to, quote, ensure multiple, reasonable, sustainable, and equitable use of its water resources.

But even with all of that, implementation has been slow, and there's not super clear evidence whether changes are letting this aquifer recharge.

Yeah, tough news.

At the same time, Emily, that paper I mentioned earlier, Debra's team did discover areas where aquifers that had been losing water in the 80s and 90s

were now gaining water in 16% of the aquifer systems they looked at.

Yeah.

And some of these were in places where people were active in their water management, like using less and letting the aquifer recharge.

So as you know, winter is my jam.

I ice fish all winter on a frozen lake in northwest Montana, where I live.

Yes, you are our resident Shortwave ice queen.

Thank you.

I'm not the only one who takes ice seriously.