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U.S. Groundwater Losses Between 1900-2008: Enough To Fill Lake Erie Twice
U.S. Groundwater Losses Between 1900-2008: Enough To Fill Lake Erie Twice
 

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Between 1900 and 2008, U.S. groundwater reserves dropped by nearly 1 trillion cubic meters (264 trillion gallons), or enough water to fill Lake Erie — twice.

And the problem is getting worse: depletion from 2000 to 2008 was nearly three times greater than the average rate of depletion for the entire study period. This week, Circle of Blue reports on a new USGS study of groundwater depletion, which contributes to reductions in Rio Grande river flows that have led to geopolitical lawsuits between Texas and Oklahoma, falling aquifer tables that increase costs of farming in the High Plains states, and rise in sea levels globally.



 
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