Climate Change
Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates
Rapid declines are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California, the most extensive analysis of groundwater trends so far shows.
Groundwater supplies are dwindling in aquifers around the world, a groundbreaking new study found, with the rates of decline accelerating over the past four decades in nearly a third of aquifers studied.
Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates