'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought: study
Washington (AFP) July 24, 2014 - A major drought across the western United States has sapped underground water resources, posing a greater threat to the water supply than previously understood, scientists said Thursday. The study involves seven western states - including Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, California, New Mexico and Nevada - in an area known as the Colorado River Basin. Since 2000, the region has seen t ... more

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