Multimedia Release 2-Nov-2023

Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world

A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Desert Research Institute

centralvalleysubsidence — **image:**
**Previous research in California’s Central Valley determined that this location in Merced County subsided approximately 8.6 ft between 1965 and 2016.**
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Credit: USGS

Journal

Nature Communications

DOI

10.1038/s41467-023-41933-z

Article Title

Global land subsidence mapping reveals widespread loss of aquifer storage capacity

Article Publication Date

4-Oct-2023

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