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I'd watch the various Great Plains aquifers. I think the main outcome of drying isn't going to be thirst, but hunger, and that's the area to keep your eye on fo

I'd watch the various Great Plains aquifers. I think the main outcome of drying isn't going to be thirst, but hunger, and that's the area to keep your eye on for when that'll really kick into high gear. Those aquifers were on track to dry up absent climate change, AFAIK, from severe overuse by agriculture.

throwaway5752 4y ago
Yes, very much, so: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer is what I think you're talking about. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1220351110 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1220351110 is depressing reading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubian_Sandstone_Aquifer_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubian_Sandstone_Aquifer_Syste..., also. Florida is also a large source of many crops, particularly off-season, and they are damaging the Florida aquifer through overuse which is being exacerbated by saltwater intrusion due to rising sea levels (rain falling over land creates hydrostatic pressure along the coasts): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-content-worried-about-water-floridan-aquifer https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-c...