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The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture's growing needs

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-01-16

Water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world. Water tables have been falling in many regions for decades, particularly in areas with intensive agriculture. Wells are going dry and there are few long-term solutions available —a common stopgap has been to drill deeper wells.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-global-groundwater-agriculture.html