New Study Highlights , Global Acceleration of , Groundwater Depletion.<br />'The Independent' reports that groundwater <br />sources around the world are being depleted <br />faster than they have been in the past 40 years.<br />A new study published in the journal 'Nature' urgently <br />calls for the world to address this matter.<br />Declines were most notably found in dry regions with <br />extensive cropland, while increases in some aquifers were <br />the result of new policies regarding water management.<br />Our study is a tale of <br />bad news and good news. <br />The novelty of the study <br />lies in its global scope, Scott Jasechko, lead author and professor of <br />water resources at the University of California, <br />Santa Barbara, via 'The Independent'.<br />'The Independent' reports that groundwater is one <br />of the world's main freshwater sources, which <br />makes depleting aquifers an urgent concern.<br />The overpumping of aquifers can result in wells <br />running dry or land sinking, which threatens <br />both residential development and farming.<br />The overpumping of aquifers can result in wells <br />running dry or land sinking, which threatens <br />both residential development and farming.<br />The study highlights that underground water <br />supplies are being strained by farming, <br />urban development and industry.<br />The study highlights that underground water <br />supplies are being strained by farming, <br />urban development and industry.<br />The study also stresses that governments across most <br />of the world have done little to regulate groundwater. .<br />Our analysis suggests that <br />long-term groundwater losses <br />are neither universal nor irreversible, Study authors, via 'The Independent'.<br />Researchers found that the rate of decline for about <br />20% of the aquifers studied was slowing down <br />compared to rates from the 1980s and 1990s.
