Reaching peak groundwater pumping may impression agriculture throughout the globe
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Groundwater extraction is about to peak globally inside the subsequent three many years as unsustainable pumping depletes accessible shops. This might reshape the meals and water programs that serve a minimum of half the world’s inhabitants.
Between 1960 and 2010, international groundwater extraction elevated by greater than 50 per cent, largely to irrigate crops. At present, one-fifth of all meals is produced utilizing groundwater. A lot of this water is extracted from aquifers sooner than they naturally refill, driving declining water ranges. This…
