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2025-07-27 04:38:07

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — @…
propublica.org/article/water-a

So much groundwater is now being pumped that it is filling the oceans as it drains off land, becoming one of the largest drivers of global sea level rise.
Water From Land Has Become a Leading Driver of Sea Level Rise Most of the water lost from drying regions is from groundwater pumping, which ultimately shifts fresh water from aquifers into the oceans. Drying land and aquifers Melting glaciers Note: Glaciers refer to the parts of the continents covered in glaciers but excludes the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. Drying land and aquifers refer to the water lost by the continents in areas not covered by glaciers, including river flow …