1/3 of world's major aquifers are being sucked dry

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 16:00 in Earth & Climate

Human water use is sucking dry around a third of the world's largest underground water basins at an alarming rate, with potentially risky consequences for farmers and other consumers, researchers say.

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