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Study: Third of Big Groundwater Basins in Distress
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Groundwater storage trends for Earth's 37 largest aquifers from UCI-led study using NASA GRACE data (2003-2013). Of these, 21 have exceeded sustainability tipping points and are being depleted, with 13 considered significantly distressed, threatening regional water security and resilience.
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Credit lineStudy: Third of Big Groundwater Basins in Distress. NASA/JPL, 2015-06-16. Public domain. ID: PIA19685.
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