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Water wells are at risk of going dry in the US and worldwide

  • Written by Debra Perrone, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Barbara
Water wells are at risk of going dry in the US and worldwideAn orchard near Kettleman City in California's San Joaquin Valley on April 2, 2021.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

As the drought outlook for the Western U.S. becomes increasingly bleak, attention is turning once again to groundwater – literally, water stored in the ground. It is Earth’s most widespread and reliable source of...

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