As groundwater depletes, arid American West is moving east

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 11:50 in Earth & Climate

Even under modest climate warming scenarios, the continental United States faces a significant loss of groundwater - about 119 million cubic meters, or roughly enough to fill Lake Powell four times or one quarter of Lake Erie, a first-of-its-kind study has shown.

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