Aquifers in US Depleting, Contributing to Sea-Level Rise
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21 May 2013 - 18 Jan 2016
Substantial pumping of the High Plains aquifer (US) for irrigation since the 1940s has resulted in large water-table declines. Groundwater depletion in the U.S. in the years 2000-2008 can explain more than 2 percent of the observed global sea-level rise during that period.
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