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California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070

April 6, 2019

California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070 Preface. Clearly the human population isn’t going to reach 10 billion or more. California grows one-third of the nation’s food, the 10 high-plains states over the Ogallala about a quarter of the nations food, and exports a great deal of food other nations as […]

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Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater

January 12, 2019

Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater New analysis reveals that we have much less water in our aquifers than we previously thought — and the oil and gas industry could put that at even greater risk. We’re living beyond our means when it comes to groundwater. That’s probably not news to everyone, but new […]

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Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change

January 8, 2019

Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change Source: Hannah Osborne. Feb 8, 2016. Bolivia’s vanishing Lake Poopó: ESA images show fully evaporated lake from space. International Business Times. Preface.  It’s bad enough that aquifers are being depleted that won’t recharge until after the next ice age, or in some places like […]

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How climate change will mess with water ‘recharge’ in Western U.S.

December 2, 2017

How climate change will mess with water ‘recharge’ in Western U.S. Over pumping our aquifers beyond recharge is a dangerous situation and not “sustainable” as Northern California wine makers sell us. Both Sonoma, Napa and Lake counties have been merchandising our water resources beyond recharge for years according to our state. We are on the edge […]

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Higher-risk ‘Shallow Fracking’ More Common than Suspected: Study

July 27, 2015

Higher-risk ‘Shallow Fracking’ More Common than Suspected: Study Lessons for BC, Alberta in new Stanford report. The fracking of oil and gas less than a mile from aquifers or the Earth’s surface now takes place across North America with few restrictions, posing increased risk for drinking water supplies, says a new Stanford study. The study examined […]

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Oasis at Risk: Oman’s Ancient Water Channels Are Drying Up

June 2, 2015

Oasis at Risk: Oman’s Ancient Water Channels Are Drying Up Since pre-Islamic times, Oman’s water systems known as aflaj have brought water from the mountains and made the desert bloom. But now, unregulated pumping of groundwater is depleting aquifers and causing the long-reliable channels to run dry. It was 47 degrees Celsius. Make that 117 degrees […]

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Environmentalists Are Taking California To Court Over Illegal Oil Industry Wastewater Injection

May 18, 2015

Environmentalists Are Taking California To Court Over Illegal Oil Industry Wastewater Injection Environmentalists filed a motion requesting a preliminary injunction today in a California court to immediately stop the daily illegal injection of millions of gallons of oil field wastewater into protected groundwater aquifers in the state. Last week, Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Sierra Club […]

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