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Groundwater: 'Go Deep or Go Dry’ is Unsustainable

Groundwater: 'Go Deep or Go Dry’ is Unsustainable

FromWhat About Water? with Jay Famiglietti


Groundwater: 'Go Deep or Go Dry’ is Unsustainable

FromWhat About Water? with Jay Famiglietti

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Debra Perrone, Assistant Professor UC Santa Barbara, discusses the dwindling groundwater supply affecting 12 million US wells caused by global warming and over-consumption. The world relies on groundwater, which is getting harder and harder to find.  With groundwater close to the surface vanishing, well-drillers are forced to turn to deep drilling for corporate, agricultural, and domestic water needs. But going deep this way is far more expensive and increasingly yields contaminated water. 
Released:
Nov 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

"What About Water" connects water science with the stories that bring about solutions, adaptations & actions for the world's water realities. Hosted by Jay Famiglietti and presented by the Global Institute for Water Security and The Walrus Lab. Formerly known as "Let's Talk About Water".