All articles tagged with #groundwater extraction
A new report highlights the alarming loss of freshwater from Earth's continents, amounting to enough water annually to meet the needs of 280 million people, primarily caused by groundwater extraction and climate change. It emphasizes the importance of improved water management, efficient agricultural practices, and global water trade to combat this crisis and ensure sustainable water use worldwide.
A study reveals that Chicago is slowly sinking due to land subsidence caused by natural glacial adjustments and human groundwater extraction, with potential long-term risks to infrastructure, and suggests managed aquifer recharge as a mitigation strategy.
A new study reveals that nearly half of China's urban areas, home to 270 million people, are sinking due to factors such as rampant groundwater extraction and the growing weight of cities. This land subsidence, exacerbated by climate change-fueled drought, puts coastal areas at risk of flooding and rising sea levels. The impact is not limited to China, as other countries also face similar challenges. While some coastal areas in China have built protections against inundation, the study emphasizes the need for continued efforts to control groundwater pumping and maintain coastal dike systems to address the issue of land subsidence.
Subsidence, caused by factors like groundwater extraction and sediment settling, is causing the land along America's Atlantic Coast to sink at a faster rate than sea-level rise, posing a significant threat to coastal communities and infrastructure. The study highlights the mounting costs and risks associated with subsidence, with areas like Virginia Beach, Baltimore, and NYC particularly at risk, and emphasizes the potential impact on levees, population, and property.
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's axis is shifting due to a combination of global warming, melting polar ice caps, and groundwater extraction. The depletion of groundwater caused by irrigation can force the Earth's poles to move, potentially changing the Earth's seasons over time. This research highlights the impact of human consumption of natural resources, particularly the use of salty water on dehydrated land. Additionally, scientists have recently found that water is slowly leaking down into the Earth's core from the surface, forming a new surface between the outer core and outer mantle over billions of years.
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's axis is shifting due to a combination of global warming, melting polar ice caps, and groundwater extraction. The depletion of groundwater caused by irrigation can force the Earth's poles to move, potentially changing the Earth's seasons over time. This research highlights the impact of human consumption of natural resources, particularly the use of salty water on dehydrated land. Additionally, scientists have recently found that water is slowly leaking down into the Earth's core from the surface, forming a new surface between the outer core and outer mantle over billions of years.
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's axis is shifting due to a combination of global warming, melting polar ice caps, and groundwater extraction. The depletion of groundwater caused by irrigation can force the Earth's poles to move, potentially changing the Earth's seasons over time. This research highlights the impact of human consumption of natural resources, particularly the use of salty water on dehydrated land. Additionally, scientists have recently found that water is slowly leaking down into the Earth's core from the surface, forming a new surface between the outer core and outer mantle over billions of years.
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's axis is shifting due to a combination of global warming, melting polar ice caps, and groundwater extraction. The depletion of groundwater caused by irrigation can force the Earth's poles to move, potentially changing the Earth's seasons over time. This research highlights the impact of human consumption of natural resources, particularly the use of salty water on dehydrated land. Additionally, scientists have recently found that water is slowly leaking down into the Earth's core from the surface, forming a new surface between the outer core and outer mantle over billions of years.
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's axis is shifting due to a combination of global warming, melting polar ice caps, and groundwater extraction. The depletion of groundwater caused by irrigation can force the Earth's poles to move, potentially changing the Earth's seasons over time. This research highlights the impact of human consumption of natural resources, particularly the use of salty water on dehydrated land. Additionally, scientists have recently found that water is slowly leaking down into the Earth's core from the surface, forming a new surface between the outer core and outer mantle over billions of years.
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's axis is shifting due to a combination of global warming, melting polar ice caps, and groundwater extraction. The depletion of groundwater caused by irrigation can force the Earth's poles to move, potentially changing the Earth's seasons over time. This research highlights the impact of human consumption of natural resources, particularly the use of salty water on dehydrated land. Additionally, scientists have recently found that water is slowly leaking down into the Earth's core from the surface, forming a new surface between the outer core and outer mantle over billions of years.
A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that the Earth's axis is shifting eastward at a rate of 1.7 inches per year due to consistent groundwater extraction and relocation over the past decade. The redistribution of groundwater has been found to have the largest impact on the drift of the rotational pole, surpassing other climate-related causes. The study highlights that humans have extracted over 2,150 gigatons of groundwater between 1993 and 2010, with western North America and northwestern India being the most affected regions. If this extracted groundwater were poured into the ocean, it would raise global sea levels by about 0.24 inches. The redistribution of groundwater also affects the Earth's mantle flow and polar motion, which could have significant implications for climate change on a global scale.
A new study by researchers at South Korea's Seoul National University suggests that humans extracted so much groundwater between 1993 and 2010 that it shifted the Earth's poles and caused sea levels to rise. The researchers found that the Earth tilted almost 31.5 inches in those years, a process known as "polar motion." The study highlights the impact of human activity on the planet and the various factors contributing to sea level rise. Groundwater extraction had not been isolated when studying this effect until now.