Friday 25 July 2014

Parched West is using up underground water

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Parched West is using up underground water
Irvine CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 - A new study by University of California, Irvine and NASA scientists finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western United States than previously thought. This study is the first to quantify the amount that gr ... more


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