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Groundwater from aquifers important factor in food security
2015-07-08 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Thirsty cities, fields and livestock drink deeply from aquifers, natural sources of groundwater. But a study of three of the most-tapped aquifers in the United States shows that overdrawing from these resources could lead to difficult choices affecting not only domestic food security but also international markets. University of Illinois professors of civil and environmental engineering Ximing Cai and Megan Konar, along with graduate student Landon Marston and Lehigh University professor Tara Troy,...
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