Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Groundwater depletion in semiarid regions of Texas and California threatens US food security

Groundwater depletion in semiarid regions of Texas and California threatens US food security

The US's food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture, according to a new study. The study paints the highest resolution picture yet of how groundwater depletion varies across space and time in California's Central Valley and the High Plains of the central U.S.

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