A comprehensive early warning system for karst water sources contamination risk, case study of the Unica springs, SW Slovenia.

Water suppliers should provide safe drinking water following preventive measures. This is especially important for karst water sources, as they are among the most vulnerable. Recently, there has been a strong focus on the early warning system, which mainly involves monitoring proxy parameters, but does not consider drainage area conditions and other monitoring recommendations.

Author Correction: Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world's fastest-flowing groundwater.

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Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world's fastest-flowing groundwater.

Karst aquifers provide drinking water for 10% of the world's population, support agriculture, groundwater-dependent activities, and ecosystems. These aquifers are characterised by complex groundwater-flow systems, hence, they are extremely vulnerable and protecting them requires an in-depth understanding of the systems. Poor data accessibility has limited advances in karst research and realistic representation of karst processes in large-scale hydrological studies.