New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUL 25 – The study finds 68% of freshwater loss comes from groundwater, contributing more to sea level rise than melting ice sheets and threatening water and food security globally.
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We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Rising temperatures are causing water to evaporate and driving humans to extract more groundwater, which is moving freshwater from the land to the seas and creating a "continental drying" trend
New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates
New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that Earth's continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts. The study, led by Arizona State University and published today in Science Advances, highlights the emergence of four continental-scale "mega-drying" regions, all located in the northern hemisphere, and warns of …
We are facing unparalleled freshwater depletion worldwide.
Here’s a rewritten version while preserving the HTML structure: Global freshwater resources are dwindling Intensive extraction, evaporation, and groundwater loss driven by increasing temperatures are causing freshwater to flow from continents into oceans. This poses a significant risk to water supply for a large portion of the global population and contributes to rising sea levels. [...] The post We are facing unparalleled freshwater depletion w…
New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates - Tech and Science Post
New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts. The study, led by Arizona State University and published today in Science Advances, highlights the emergence of four continental-scale “mega-drying” regions, all located in the northern hemisphere, and warns of …
Freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates, A New global study shows - The Canadian Media
A study, led by Arizona State University and published today in Science Advances, highlights the emergence of four continental-scale "mega-drying" regions, all located in the northern hemisphere, and warns of severe consequences for water security, agriculture, sea level rise and global stability. New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that Earth's continents have
New results from the study of more than two decades of satellite observations show that the Earth's continents have suffered an unprecedented loss of fresh water since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable use of groundwater and extreme droughts. The study, led by Arizona State University and published today, [...]
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