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Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin

Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin

Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly rapid declines in groundwater at a time when climate change is putting growing strains on the Southwest’s water supplies.

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