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Why will global warming cause the aquifers to be sucked dry? On the contrary, don't we expect global warming to cause more precipitation, thus less load on aqui
by semi-extrinsic 10y ago
Why will global warming cause the aquifers to be sucked dry? On the contrary, don't we expect global warming to cause more precipitation, thus less load on aquifers?
- mirimir 10y agoWhile it's true that there will be more precipitation overall, models predict that the distribution will change. For example, northern US and Canada will be wetter, especially in winter, but central US will be dryer, especially in summer. The Ogallala aquifer is already depleted.