Global Freshwater Crisis: Rising Sea Levels and Groundwater Depletion
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Phys.org
A new study reveals that Earth's continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, primarily due to climate change, groundwater overuse, and droughts, leading to the emergence of four mega-drying regions in the northern hemisphere, with serious implications for global water security, agriculture, and sea level rise.