The Interconnected Crisis of Drought, Sea Level Rise, and Groundwater Loss
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A new study reveals that overpumping groundwater and climate change are causing widespread continental drying, which has now surpassed ice melt as the main contributor to sea level rise, with significant implications for global water security and climate resilience.
- The parched planet paradox: How drought and sea level rise feed on each other NBC News
- We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet New Scientist
- New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates Phys.org
- The surprising truth of how land, not ice, is now driving sea level rises BBC Science Focus Magazine
- Beneath the Surface: The Untold Story of Groundwater Depletion Vocal
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