Fossil Water - Climatic Effects of Aquifer Depletion

Climatic Effects of Aquifer Depletion

Aquifer drawdown or overdrafting and the pumping of fossil water increases the total amount of water in the hydrosphere, and may be responsible for up to one quarter of the Earth's total sea level rise since the beginning of the 20th century.

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