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Rising Seas Threaten Tens of Millions More People with Inundation, Study Says. Even That May Underestimate the Impact
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The Climate Central study did not account for relative sea-level rise. It assumed that land elevations remained constant. In the dynamic world, that is not the case.
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As Seas Rise, Unchecked Groundwater Use Sinks Coastal Cities
Life on the coast is already hazardous. Groundwater mismanagement amplifies other risks.
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Capital Flight? Indonesia Leader Suggests Moving Government Out of Sinking Jakarta
Unsustainable groundwater use is one factor that could prompt a political and urban restructuring in Indonesia.
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Sinking Land Crushes California Groundwater Storage Capacity
Overpumping diminishes ability to store water underground.
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Sinking Land Causes California Water Chokepoint
Buckled canals, damaged because of groundwater pumping, impair state’s ability to deliver water and control floods.
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Virginia Officials Recognize Groundwater Pumping Allows Sea To Rush In
Reversing aquifer decline will test state oversight and local…
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Groundwater Pumping Sinks Beijing Region at Increasing Rate
Satellite data reveal the depths of the megacity’s thirst.
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The Fall and Potential Rise of California’s San Joaquin Valley
Groundwater pumping is reshaping California’s farm belt.
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Texas Fund Turns Oil Dollars into Water Investments
Houston is the big winner in first round of state financing for new water infrastructure fund.
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American Geophysical Union 2014 Recap: That Sinking, Drying, Sharing Feeling
Water features prominently at world’s largest Earth sciences…
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