Groundwater disappearing from Arizona at alarming rate
Aug. 20
A new global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates. ASU-led research uses 20 years of satellite data to reveal unprecedented continental drying.
Among the changes noted: freshwater is dramatically shrinking. Two-thirds of the water loss from groundwater alone. Continental drying is worsening including in the southwestern US. The groundwater loss is also leading to a rise in the sea level. This all leads to a threat for food and freshwater security for billions of people globally.
Jay Famiglietti who is the Global Futures Professor at the ASU, School of Sustainability, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss more on the what, the why, and the how of this situation.
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